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Charter school teacher says he was fired over book in lesson plan

A teacher at a charter school in Charlotte says the school fired him because of a book in his lesson plan, and a newly filed lawsuit is alleging racial discrimination. Markayle Gray is suing Charlotte Secondary School after he says he was fired for using the book in his 7th Grade English class during Black History Month.

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Charter school teacher says he was fired over book in lesson plan

A teacher at a charter school in Charlotte says the school fired ... The book, called “Dear Martin,” is about a Black teen who is racially profiled and arrested before symbolically writing to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The inside cover page says ...

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NC teacher's civil rights suit alleges he was fired over teaching of novel about racial profiling

A Black North Carolina teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte charter school, alleging he was fired after some White parents opposed his teaching of a novel about a Black teen struggling with "racial injustice" during Black History Month. Charlotte Secondary School hired Markayle Gray on a contract basis to teach seventh and eighth grade English last October, according to the lawsuit filed in US District Court on Monday. The school terminated his contract in February over what the lawsuit described as "racially inspired backlash" over Gray's teaching of the novel "Dear Martin" to his seventh-grade ...

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Black teacher sues school after alleged firing over book complaints

A Charlotte, North Carolina, teacher is suing the charter school he used to work at after he claims he was fired after parents allegedly complained about him teaching a fictional book involving a racially profiled Black teen. Markayle Gray, a former English teacher at Charlotte Secondary School, claims in a civil lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday that he was terminated from his position as a 7th and 8th-grade teacher on Feb. 2 following backlash from parents over his teaching of the 2017 young adult novel "Dear Martin." The 2017 New York Times bestselling novel by Nic Stone follows the ...

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Black English Teacher Says He Was Fired For Teaching ‘Dear Martin’ Book To Students During Black History Month

A Black English teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, has filed a lawsuit against his former charter school, accusing the institution of firing him due to complaints from white parents about his lesson on Dear Martin. The 2017 book follows 17-year-old Justyce McAllister, an Ivy League-bound high school senior whose life is turned upside down after an incident of police brutality. According to NC Newsline, the teacher — Markayle Gray — planned to teach Dear Martin to his 7th-grade honors class for Black History Month. According to the suit, school administrators approved the lesson and it was recommended by Principal Keisha ...

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