John Shirley on Nostr: Librarians Turn to Civil Rights Agency to Opposing their Firings And Book Bans ...
Librarians Turn to Civil Rights Agency to Opposing their Firings And Book Bans
"CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director in a rural county in central Texas.
"Now, Baker is fighting back. She and two other librarians who were similarly fired have filed workplace discrimination claims with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission."
https://apnews.com/article/book-bans-librarian-fired-eeoc-culture-wars-d754f186818a9b3641e8f29cb8ce16a3
"CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director in a rural county in central Texas.
"Now, Baker is fighting back. She and two other librarians who were similarly fired have filed workplace discrimination claims with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission."
https://apnews.com/article/book-bans-librarian-fired-eeoc-culture-wars-d754f186818a9b3641e8f29cb8ce16a3