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Georgia's second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had "highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content."
A school district in Georgia removed two books from its school library, adding to a recent controversy after it fired a teacher for reading a book about gender identity to a fifth-grade class. Cobb County School District told parents on Monday that “Flamer” by Mike Curato and “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” by…
Katie Rinderle, who taught at Due West Elementary School, in Marietta, Georgia, was dismissed by the Cobb County School Board of Education. She had read the non-binary book to her class.
The Cobb County board voted 4-3 Thursday to terminate the contract of Katherine Rinderle.
The book explores gender roles and identity through the eyes of a child. Read more at straitstimes.com.