Llano County librarian loses job after not removing books
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On March 9, Suzette Baker was fired as head librarian at the Kingsland Branch Library in Llano County. “This is the final warning and termination,” Baker said,…
Book bans are a symptom of our communal poverty
Each year more books, normally available, are challenged by one group or another. Books are removed, reviewed; some are replaced, others discarded. What’s going on? What are we to make…
With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack
Martha Hickson, a high school librarian in Annandale, N.J., heard last fall that some parents were going to call for her library to ban certain books. So at 7 p.m.,…
How Book Bans Turned a Texas Town Upside Down
The group began convening around lunchtime last summer, inside of the rose-beige conference room at the Llano Library. They sat on red plastic chairs atop drab carpet, surrounded by donated…
Colorado bill would expand employment discrimination law to cover domestic workers
The tens of thousands of domestic workers in Colorado could soon be protected by the state’s anti-employment discrimination law under a newly proposed bill. House Bill 1367 would expand the Colorado…
Corey Wise, the former DougCo superintendent, talks about his firing, his formal complaint and the new politics of school boards
When Corey Wise was fired as superintendent from Douglas County Schools, it left students and parents at one of Colorado's largest school districts outraged. Students walked out of class and…
“Hearkening toward Jim Crow”: Fired DougCo superintendent alleges discrimination in complaint against school district, board members
Corey Wise, former Douglas County School District superintendent fired amid a controversial school board saga earlier this year, filed a state and federal discrimination complaint against the school district and four of…
Former DCSD chief Corey Wise defends his short-lived superintendency
When Corey Wise, the ousted superintendent of Douglas County Schools, received a text asking for a coffee shop meeting among him and the school board president and vice president, he…
Former DougCo superintendent says he was fired illegally over support for masking, equity policies
Corey Wise, the former Douglas County School District superintendent who was fired in February, has filed a discrimination and retaliation complaint with federal and state offices against the school district and…
Corey Wise on Discrimination Charge Against Dougco Schools, Four Boardmembers
Corey Wise, who was fired from his position as Douglas County School District superintendent on February 4 by the Board of Education's conservative majority, has filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment…