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Archae

(46,798 posts)
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 06:37 AM Jul 2023

Wisconsin county school board votes to fire a teacher...

Over a song.

A song from Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton.

I have a cousin who lives in Waukesha, he told me there are some parents there who demand to "rule or ruin" schools there, they are right-wing radicals who have no real clue as to the damage they are doing.

School board votes to terminate teacher who wanted to use 'Rainbowland' song during concert

Melissa Tempel expressed frustration on Twitter after school leaders banned students from singing the song

WAUKESHA, Wis. —
The School District of Waukesha Board of Education voted to terminate an elementary teacher over fallout from the fight over Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's song "Rainbowland," saying she violated three board policies.

Melissa Tempel had a message for her former students after the decision.

"I also wanted to just say hi to my students because I haven't been able to talk to them since March, and I really miss you guys, and I love you, and I really wanted to be there with you this year, and I hope that we get to see each other really soon," said Tempel.

In March, Tempel took to Twitter, venting frustration, after school leaders at Heyer Elementary School "banned" her students from singing the song at their spring concert, saying it "could be deemed controversial."

https://www.wisn.com/article/rainbowland-pre-termination-hearing-melissa-tempel/44521188

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Wisconsin county school board votes to fire a teacher... (Original Post) Archae Jul 2023 OP
Why local elections are important and Democrats have to turn out for every single one and ... marble falls Jul 2023 #1
I jut read the lyrics of the song "Rainbowland roomtomove Jul 2023 #2
Apparently keroro gunsou Jul 2023 #3
It's probably just the title geardaddy Jul 2023 #5
It's Waukesha. They are really right wing. AllyCat Jul 2023 #6
Waukesha is the temple of Republicanism on Wi LakeArenal Jul 2023 #4

marble falls

(62,047 posts)
1. Why local elections are important and Democrats have to turn out for every single one and ...
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 06:41 AM
Jul 2023

... field candidates for every office from dog catcher up.

roomtomove

(227 posts)
2. I jut read the lyrics of the song "Rainbowland
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 07:12 AM
Jul 2023

There absolutely nothing that could remotely be considered objectionable about it.....I don't get it

LakeArenal

(29,797 posts)
4. Waukesha is the temple of Republicanism on Wi
Thu Jul 13, 2023, 08:03 AM
Jul 2023

Many people think it’s northern WI that is the red neck part. But it’s the highly educated rich folks around Waukesha that are ruining WI

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