Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a law last week that includes a mandate for the state’s public schools to teach LGBTQ history, as red and blue states continue to diverge on whether schools should expose kids to gay and transgender identities. The new law, Senate Bill 5462, mandates that the state’s school districts… Continue reading Amid book bans, DEI cuts and ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, 7 states will mandate LGBTQ-inclusive curricula
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Utah mom who wrote children’s book about grief after allegedly killing husband won’t face death penalty
A Utah author accused of lacing her husband’s drink with a lethal dose of fentanyl and writing a children’s book about grief will not face the death penalty, prosecutors said Friday. In a filing in Utah’s 3rd District Court, prosecutors for Summit County said they made the decision in “careful consultation” with the sisters and… Continue reading Utah mom who wrote children’s book about grief after allegedly killing husband won’t face death penalty
Georgia teacher fired for reading a gender identity book to class
A Georgia school board voted along party lines Thursday to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class. The Cobb County School Board in suburban Atlanta voted 4-3 to fire Katie Rinderle, overriding the recommendation of a panel of three retired educators. The panel found after a… Continue reading Georgia teacher fired for reading a gender identity book to class
Georgia Teacher Fired Over Reading Book To Her Class
The Cobb County School Board in Georgia voted 4-3 on Thursday evening to officially terminate a fifth-grade teacher who was suspended for reading a book about gender identity to her students last school year. Katie Rinderle, a fifth-grade teacher at Due West Elementary School in Marietta was fired in June after reading a book to… Continue reading Georgia Teacher Fired Over Reading Book To Her Class
Georgia panel rejects recommendation to fire teacher for reading book about gender identity
MARIETTA, Ga. — A trio of retired educators has rejected a suburban Atlanta school district’s recommendation to fire a teacher who was removed from the classroom after she was accused of improperly reading a book on gender fluidity to her fifth-grade class. Monday’s move paves the way for Due West Elementary teacher Katie Rinderle to… Continue reading Georgia panel rejects recommendation to fire teacher for reading book about gender identity
Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children’s book about a male penguin couple
Months after access to a popular children’s book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida’s “ Don’t Say Gay law,” a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision. The School Board of Lake County and Florida education officials last week asked a federal judge… Continue reading Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children’s book about a male penguin couple