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Eric Rivera alleges threat of termination after refusing to read a book with a same-sex family, citing religious beliefs; legal demand cites Title VII accommodation requirements.
- Eric Rivera, a first-grade teacher at KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary in Nashville, requested a religious accommodation to avoid reading a book depicting a same-sex family, citing conflict with his Christian beliefs.
- After Rivera declined to read the book, the school issued him a final warning threatening termination and reassigned him to different teaching roles despite no prior disciplinary history.
- First Liberty Institute sent a legal demand alleging the school violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by not accommodating Rivera's religious beliefs and questioned compliance with parental notification laws under Tennessee law.
- The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission confirmed that charter schools must follow state academic standards and prohibited concepts law, while personnel matters are handled internally; the school did not respond to requests for comment.
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Nashville First Grade Teacher Banished From Classroom After Refusing To Read From Pro Same-Sex Marriage Book
Teacher has been reassigned and faced losing job after asking another teacher to read materials to class that violate his religious beliefs. Image Credit: Google Earth & LinkedIn ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. Press Release: Nashville, TN – First Liberty Institute sent a letter to officials at the KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School in Nashville, TN on behalf of Eric Ri…
Nashville Charter School Threatened To Fire First-Grade Teacher For Refusing To Read LGBTQ Book
A Nashville charter school threatened a first-grade teacher with termination after he refused to read an LGBTQ book about same-sex marriage to his class, according to a legal advocacy group.KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary issued a “Final Warning” to Eric Rivera, a Christian first-grade teacher, after he declined to read a book featuring a same-sex married couple and child in the language arts curriculum, despite having no previous disciplin…
Nashville teacher allegedly threatened with termination for refusing to read LGBTQ book to first graders
Nashville teacher Eric Rivera allegedly faced retaliation after refusing to read a same-sex marriage book to first-grade students, according to First Liberty Institute.
Nashville First Grade Teacher Banished from Classroom After Asking Accommodation from Pro Same-Sex Marriage Book
First Liberty Institute sent a letter to officials at the KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School in Nashville, TN on behalf of Eric Rivera, a former first grade teacher, demanding that the school clear his record and adopt policies that ensure teachers are accommodated after he was reassigned for refusing to read two books to first graders that promote same-sex marriage. The letter also asks the school to ensure that parents are notified wh…
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