{"id":2005238,"date":"2023-08-18T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-teacher-fired-for-reading-gender-identity-book-to-fifth-graders\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T17:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:50:41","slug":"georgia-teacher-fired-for-reading-gender-identity-book-to-fifth-graders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-teacher-fired-for-reading-gender-identity-book-to-fifth-graders\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia teacher fired for reading gender identity book to fifth graders."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-teacher-fired-for-reading-gender-identity-book-to-fifth-graders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Georgia Teacher \u200cFired for Reading Gender Identity Book to Fifth Grade\u200c Class<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a> teacher has\u200c been fired for\u2063 reading a book about gender \u2062identity to her fifth grade class earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Cobb County \u2063School Board\u2063 in the Atlanta area <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/georgia-teacher-fired-reading-gender-identity-book-class-rcna100598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> 4-3 on Thursday to \u2063fire teacher Katie Rinderle from Due West Elementary School. The\u2062 vote was split down \u2063party lines, with the board\u2019s \u200bfour Republicans\u2064 voting in favor of firing, and\u2064 the three Democrat members voting against.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher\u2019s firing was effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The issue with Rinderle began in March, when parents complained about Rinderle reading a picture \u200dbook called \u201cMy Shadow Is Purple\u201d to her fifth-grade\u200d class.<\/p>\n<p>In firing Rinderle, \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-teacher-fired-for-reading-gender-identity-book-to-fifth-graders\/\" title=\"Georgia teacher fired for reading gender identity book to fifth graders.\">school board\u2064 overrode<\/a> the recommendation of a panel\u2064 of three \u200dretired educators,\u2064 which found that Rinderle had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-race-based-admissions-to-nations-top-high-school-students-drop-out-and-underperform-at-record-rates\/\" title=\"After Race-Based Admissions To Nation\u2019s Top High School, Students Drop Out And Underperform At Record Rates\">violated district policies<\/a>, but should not be fired.<\/p>\n<p>However, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/atlanta\/2023\/08\/18\/cobb-county-teacher-fired-gender-identity-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended<\/a> firing Rinderle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200ddistrict is pleased that this \u2064difficult\u2062 issue has concluded; we are very serious about keeping our classrooms focused \u2062on teaching,\u2064 learning, and opportunities \u2062for success for students. The board\u2019s\u2064 decision is reflective of \u200bthat mission,\u201d the Cobb County school district said in a press release after the vote.<\/p>\n<p>School district lawyer \u200cSherry Culver \u200csaid that \u200bit was inappropriate to discuss the topic of gender identity with students.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE \u2063TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cThe Cobb County\u200d School District is very serious about the classroom being a neutral place\u2063 for students to learn,\u201d\u200b Culver\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/georgia-teacher-fired-reading-gender-identity-book-class-rcna100598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cOne-sided instruction on political, religious or social \u200dbeliefs does not belong in our classrooms,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rinderle was represented by\u2063 the Southern Poverty Law Center and released a statement on\u200b the situation after the\u200b board\u2019s\u200b decision, saying she is \u201cdisappointed\u201d in the district\u2019s decision to fire her for \u2064reading \u201can inclusive\u2062 and\u200c affirming book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200ddistrict is sending a harmful message that not all students are worthy of affirmation in being their unapologetic and authentic selves,\u201d \u200cRinderle said \u2063in \u200cher statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision, based\u2064 on\u2063 intentionally vague policies, will result in more teachers self-censoring in fear of not knowing where the invisible line will be\u2062 drawn. Censorship perpetuates harm and students deserve better,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Rinderle, who \u200dhas been a teacher for a decade, will be able\u2063 to appeal her firing to the\u2063 state\u2062 education board and also\u2063 in court if she decides \u200dto\u2062 do so. Her attorney said she \u200cis considering \u2063her\u2064 options.<\/p>\n<p>Rinderle may be the first \u2062teacher in Georgia \u2062to\u2063 be fired over a\u200b new \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-trump-backed-ted-budd-leads-former-gov-pat-mccrory-in-north-carolina-gop-primary\/\" title=\"Poll: Trump-Backed Ted Budd Leads Former Gov. Pat McCrory in North Carolina GOP Primary\">state law limiting<\/a> what material \u2063teachers \u2063can expose students\u200b to in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>The new law gives\u2062 parents the \u200bright to \u201cdirect \u2063the upbringing and the moral or\u200c religious training of their children\u201d and gives\u2062 them access to curriculum materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt ensures that \u200ball of our state and nation\u2019s history is taught accurately because here in\u200b Georgia, \u200cour\u200b classrooms will not \u2064be \u2063pawns to \u2063those who \u200bindoctrinate \u200bour kids \u2063with their partisan agendas,\u201d Governor Brian Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/atlanta\/2022\/04\/28\/georgia-kemp-signs-divisive-concepts-bill-into-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> last year when he signed the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the \u2062Cobb County school district <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/atlanta\/2022\/04\/28\/georgia-kemp-signs-divisive-concepts-bill-into-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changed<\/a> \u2062its policies to be in line \u2064with the law.<\/p>\n<p>Inappropriate curriculum content has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-ways-to-save-the-modern-awards-show\/\" title=\"10 Ways To Save The Modern Awards Show\">hot-button issue<\/a> \u2063for parents over the last few years. \u200dParents across the country have spoken out against their\u200b children \u200bbeing introduced to the concept of gender identity, as \u2063well\u2062 as what\u2063 they consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-horrific-psaki-says-not-teaching-5-year-olds-about-gender-identity-is-a-form-of-bullying\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Horrific\u2019: Psaki Says Not Teaching 5-Year-Olds About Gender Identity Is \u2018A Form Of Bullying\u2019\">inappropriate sexual content<\/a> at school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia teacher was dismissed for reading a gender identity book to her fifth grade class. The Cobb County School Board voted 4-3 to fire Katie Rinderle from Due West Elementary School. 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