Teacher Who Criticized “Rainbowland” Song Ban Is Being Fired A Wisconsin first-grade teacher is being fired for speaking out against her school district for banning her kids from singing a song about rainbows and togetherness. On Wednesday, the Waukesha School District voted 9-0 to fire Heyer Elementary teacher Melissa Tempel, who was first put on leave in April and has been in limbo ever since. The drama first began in March, after Tempel’s students were barred from singing “Rainbowland”—a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton hit collaboration about hope, positivity, and love—at their first-grade concert. Administrators cited a district-wide policy on items “that may be considered political, controversial, or divisive,” ... Continue reading... https://newrepublic.com/post/174285/teacher-criticized-rainbowland-song-ban-fired Find in Internet Archives [google]Teacher Who Criticized “Rainbowland” Song Ban Is Being Fired[/google]
