A Georgia teacher who lost her tenure and was fired after she read a book containing a gender ideology message to 10-year-old kids sued her former employer with the help of her local teacher’s union.
Katherine “Katie” Rinderle was a teacher at Due West Elementary School in the Cobb County School District for over a decade until she was fired for introducing gender ideology to students, despite having earned tenure.
The district has a policy in place that restricts teachers from discussing topics that are “controversial,” “divisive” and “sensitive.” The lawsuit, filed Friday, said the policies and termination were causing a stifling environment for teachers to create inclusive classrooms.
Rinderle’s lawsuit, supported by the Georgia Association of Educators, did not dispute she had read the book “My Shadow is Purple” to students.
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The book “teaches children about non-binary identities,” a review from Social Justice Books said.
“It is important that the child being non-binary is not painted in a negative light or criticized by their parents. It shows how parents can support and boost their child’s confidence. The author has positive messages for people that are different,” the review continued.
However, not all parents felt the same way.
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For example, during Rinderle’s hearing in August, a mom said she was “disgusted” by the book reading, especially since she wasn’t able to be the first to bring up the topic with her child.
Additionally, the district found Rinderle to be “adversarial,” “disingenuous” and “deceptive,” according to Employee Relations and Evaluations director Christopher Dowd.
The lawsuit argued that the former elementary school teacher did not teach students gender ideology per se, she merely read the kids a book on it and did not discuss it…
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