Black teacher sues school after alleged firing over book complaints, racial profiling
A former North Carolina teacher claims he was fired in February after parents complained about him teaching the book "Dear Martin."
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A former North Carolina teacher claims he was fired in February after parents complained about him teaching the book "Dear Martin."
A Charlotte middle school teacher is suing his former employer, alleging he was fired for using "Dear Martin" to educate students.
Google Maps Street View(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- A Charlotte, North Carolina, teacher is suing the charter school he used to work at after he claims he was fired after parents allegedly complained about him teaching a fictional book involving a racially profiled Black teen. Markayle Gray, a former English teacher at Charlotte Secondary School, claims in a civil lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday that he was terminated from his position as a 7th and 8th-grade teacher on Feb. 2 following backlash from parents over his teaching of the 2017 young adult novel "Dear Martin." The 2017 New York ...
Google Maps Street View(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- A Charlotte, North Carolina, teacher is suing the charter school he used to work at after he claims he was fired after parents allegedly complained about him teaching a fictional book involving a racially profiled Black teen. Markayle Gray, a former English teacher at Charlotte Secondary School, claims in a civil lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday that he was terminated from his position as a 7th and 8th-grade teacher on Feb. 2 following backlash from parents over his teaching of the 2017 young adult novel "Dear Martin." The 2017 New York ...
An NC teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte school, alleging he was fired after teaching a novel about racial profiling