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Education August 22, 2023

Cobb County schools pull books from libraries citing ‘sexually explicit content’

By Rebecca Gaunt Less than a week after the Cobb County Board of Education upheld the superintendent’s decision to fire a teacher for reading an LGBTQ+-themed book to her class,…

Education August 18, 2023

‘This is not the end of this case’: Cobb school board fires teacher over book

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board voted Thursday to uphold Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s decision to fire teacher Katie Rinderle, in spite of the opposing recommendation of a district-appointed…

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Guest Opinion August 17, 2023

Teaching inclusion and acceptance in classrooms is not divisive nor controversial

[This guest opinion article is by Micheal Garza, a parent with a child in the Cobb County School District] It is a Friday afternoon sitting in the parking lot of…

Education August 15, 2023

Tribunal disagrees with Cobb County School District’s decision to fire teacher

By Rebecca Gaunt A tribunal of retired educators, appointed by the Cobb County School District, denied Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s recommendation to terminate teacher Katie Rinderle for reading the book “My…

Education August 14, 2023

Cobb teacher grilled over book illustrating gender roles in test of ‘divisive concepts’ law

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 11, 2023 A Cobb County teacher under fire for reading a picture book…

Justice July 31, 2023

Banned Bookmobile stops by Georgia during tour to protest laws restricting school reading material

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 27, 2023 As self-affirming titles representing marginalized students are getting swept up in…

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Education July 21, 2023

Protestors tell board they want more inclusivity in Cobb County School District

By Rebecca Gaunt Community members in purple shirts that read “Ban Bias Not Books” showed up to push back against the “divisive concepts” law that has a Cobb teacher fighting…

Education June 28, 2023

Interview with Cobb teacher fired over book under Georgia’s ‘divisive concepts’ law

By Rebecca Gaunt Katie Rinderle is the first known case of a teacher being fired as a result of Georgia House Bill 1084 which passed in 2022. A picture book…

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