US EditionNashville Teacher Seeks Religious Accommodation After Book Assignment
Eric Rivera, represented by First Liberty Institute, claims the school violated Title VII by denying his request for accommodation against reading a book with a same-sex family.
- Eric Rivera, first-grade teacher at KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary, says he was threatened with termination after requesting a religious accommodation related to the book Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer in January.
- Requesting a religious accommodation, Rivera said he is Christian and refused to read a book with two fathers and one daughter, so administrators initially allowed a co-teacher to teach the lesson.
- School records show Rivera was called into the principal's office the following day and given a written final warning; he had no prior disciplinary history and later accepted reassignments to a technology teaching position and then to a kindergarten role.
- First Liberty Institute, representing Rivera, said it sent a formal demand letter on Feb. 17 requesting a response within 10 days, citing Title VII.
- The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission said KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary must follow Tennessee academic standards, while attorneys raised unverified parental-notification concerns; no responses were received before publication.
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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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