After a third-grade teacher heard one of his students being bullied and called “gay,” he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Omar Currie read a book called "King & King" to his class at Efland Cheeks Elementary School in North Carolina. The children’s book, published in 2002, focuses on a royal wedding between two princes.
“We were having a class conversation about the issue and how we as a class need to support each other,” Currie said.
While he claims the bullying stopped, the teacher left some parents infuriated. Like the mother who felt her daughter’s school crossed the line over a lunch disagreement, some parents at Efland Cheeks felt Currie had no right to introduce their children to the subject matter.
“The school overstepped their bounds and it should be a parent’s decision to educate their children on that. I don’t think it’s a school matter at all. It shouldn’t have been handled here,” one parent said.
There’s also a school policy in the district that requires schools to notify parents of any controversial lesson plan — but Currie said he doesn’t feel it was controversial, and he has since resigned.
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A North Carolina teacher says he tried to turn a bullying incident into a teachable moment, but some parents say he crossed a line. Who do you agree with?
Posted by FOX 12 Oregon on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
