Public School Fires Substitute Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Book Depicting Same-Sex Couples

Lindsey Barr was fired from her substitute teaching job after expressing concern over the content of a book in the school library.   Barr is a mother of three boys. All her children attend public school in Bryan County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, where she also works as a substitute teacher.   In August, Barr learned that McAllister Elementary School, where her first- and third-grade sons attend and where she sometimes works, planned to have the book “All Are Welcome” read during a “read aloud” story time in the…

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Obama fires up Virginia crowd for governor’s race he calls a U.S. “turning point” – Reuters

Obama fires up Virginia crowd for governor’s race he calls a U.S. “turning point”  Reuters Obama sharply criticizes Glenn Youngkin in Virginia governor’s race  The Hindu Obama hits the stump in US battleground Virginia  msnNOW Obama stumps for Virginia candidate in race seen as referendum on Biden  WTVB News View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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Omar fires back at Trump: ‘You can’t #MuslimBan us from Congress’ | TheHill – The Hill

Omar fires back at Trump: ‘You can’t #MuslimBan us from Congress’ | TheHill  The Hill Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) fired back at President Trump on Sunday for retweeting an article suggesting that Minnesota Democrats are trying to remove her from … “us congress” – Google News

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Trump Fires Rex Tillerson and Will Replace Him With CIA Chief Pompeo – New York Times

CNBC Trump Fires Rex Tillerson and Will Replace Him With CIA Chief PompeoNew York Times“I'll now return to private life, as a private citizen, as a proud American, proud of the opportunity I had to serve my country,” Mr. Tillerson said. He took no questions and left the briefing room. The firing of Mr. Tillerson caught even the White …Stocks in Asia decline after Tillerson ouster and amid trade concernsCNBC European stocks, bond yields fall on US politicsNasdaqSecretary of State Rex Tillerson ousted in favor of CIA chief amid rumblings…

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