A Minneapolis security guard who worked at the Eras Tour says he was fired for asking fans to take photos of him standing in front of Taylor Swift. Calvin Decker, who says he applied for the security job largely in order to attend a Swift concert without paying for tickets, went viral after a fan posted a… Continue reading Taylor Swift concert security guard who went viral for singing along says he was fired
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Russian general Surovikin fired as head of aerospace forces
A top Russian general who has been missing from public view since the Wagner mercenary rebellion has now been dismissed as head of the country’s aerospace forces, Russian state media reported Wednesday. It follows months of speculation about the fate of Gen. Sergei Surovikin, who had been the deputy commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine… Continue reading Russian general Surovikin fired as head of aerospace forces
Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men
A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store in 2018. In June, Shannon Phillips won $600,000… Continue reading Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men
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
New Jersey high court sides with Catholic school over teacher fired for premarital sex
New Jersey’s highest court ruled that a Catholic school was within its legal right to fire an unmarried pregnant teacher who had failed to “abstain from premarital sex,” as a condition of her job. Victoria Crisitello was hired by her alma mater, St. Theresa School in Kenilworth, in 2011 as a toddler caregiver before she… Continue reading New Jersey high court sides with Catholic school over teacher fired for premarital sex
Wyoming Head Librarian Fired For Refusing To Remove Books
In late July, the board of the Campbell County Public Library system in Wyoming voted 4 to 1 to terminate Terri Lesley, its longtime director. For two years, the library board, with the assistance of conservative community members, had been trying to get Lesley to remove books they alleged were sexually inappropriate for minors. But… Continue reading Wyoming Head Librarian Fired For Refusing To Remove Books