Fired Cobb Teacher appeals to GA Supreme Court; former students look back on desegregation of public schools
About this episode
The episode discusses the legal fight of a fired teacher and reflections on school desegregation.
On today’s “ Closer Look ,” former Cobb County Elementary School Teacher Katie Rinderle and her Education Civil Rights Attorney, Craig Goodmark , return to the show to discuss the next stage of their legal fight to get Rinderle’s job back. She was fired in August 2023 after reading " My Shadow is Purple " by Scott Stuart to her 5th Grade class. The themes of acceptance and gender identity set off a firestorm among some parents. Also, we revisit Show Host Rose Scott’s conversation with people who were students when the Supreme Court ruled America's segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. Now as adults, they recall attending integrated schools for the first time after Brown vs. Board of Education. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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