"Last November, Karen Cahall, a third-grade math and science teacher who has taught in the New Richmond Exempted Village School District for three decades, was suspended without pay for three days after a parent filed a complaint with the school's principal and the district's board about four "inappropriate" books featuring LGBTQ+ characters among the approximately 100 books in her classroom."
"In a disciplinary letter to Cahall, Superintendent Tracey Miller said that Cahall knew the books were controversial and "not acceptable" because her earlier request to have them included in the school library was denied. Miller went on to accuse Cahall of intentionally placing the books in her own classroom library without following the established approval process. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights."
An Ohio third-grade teacher was suspended without pay for three days after a parent complained about four LGBTQ+ books among roughly 100 classroom books. The four titles contained no sexual content but were deemed to violate a district policy on the "introduction and proper educational use of controversial issues," which defines controversial issues as topics likely to arouse both support and opposition. The superintendent said the teacher knowingly placed the books after a library request was denied and accused her of bypassing approval. The teacher sued alleging the policy is unconstitutionally vague and violates Fourteenth Amendment rights; the lawsuit was dismissed by a U.S. district court judge.
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