Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book

Mississippi School Board Upholds Firing over 'New Butt' Book

A Mississippi educator who was fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” to second graders says he will go to court to try to get his job back.

Mississippi school board upholds firing of administrator over ‘I Need a New Butt’ book

A Mississippi school district upheld a decision to fire an administrator for reading a book called “I Need a New Butt!” to kids – but the booted administrator vowed to take the fight to court.…

Mississippi school board upholds firing over ‘New Butt’ book

A Mississippi educator who was fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” to second graders says he will go to court to try to get his job back.

Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book

A Mississippi educator who was fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt! ” to second graders says he will go to court to try to get his job back. Toby Price told the Clarion Ledger he received a 12-page order Monday showing the Hinds County School Board had voted 2-1 in late April to uphold the superintendent's decision to fire him in March. He was assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary in the Jackson suburb of Byram.

School board upholds firing of assistant principal for reading 'butt' book to students

By Madeleine NolanClick here for updates on this story    HINDS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Toby Price said he’s taking his fight to court after the Hinds County School Board upheld his termination over a children’s book.Price, former assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School, was fired after he read “I Need a New Butt” to second grade students. Price was suspended before almost immediately being fired. He appealed the firing, but the…

School board upholds firing of assistant principal for reading 'butt' book to students - Local News 8

By Madeleine NolanClick here for updates on this story    HINDS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Toby Price said he’s taking his fight to court after the Hinds County School Board upheld his termination over a children’s book.Price, former assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School, was fired after he read “I Need a New Butt” to second grade students. Price was suspended before almost immediately being fired. He appealed the firing, but the…