Post by Logan on Jan 26, 2016 13:37:54 GMT -6
Gay Arkansas Teacher Says He Lost Job Over Rainbow-Colored Peace Sign in Classroom
A gay graduate student in Arkansas says he lost his job as a teaching assistant after putting up a poster in his high school mathematics classroom saying “Tolerance = Peace,” below a rainbow-colored peace sign.
Michael, who didn’t want to use his last name, said students complained about the poster to parents, who in turn contacted school administrators, leading to a campaign by “a church group” associated with the principal and assistant superintendent.
Michael resigned from Osceola High School in tiny Osceola, Arkansas, in September, citing a hostile work environment.
“”This isn’t the place to promote that agenda.’ That was their words,” Michael told KARK-TV.
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