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Football Coach Fired After Objecting to Critical Race Theory in Daughter’s Class, Sues School

Football Coach Fired After Objecting to Critical Race Theory in Daughter’s Class, Sues School
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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2/18/2021|Updated: 2/18/2021

A Massachusetts high school football coach claims in a First Amendment lawsuit that he was fired for raising concerns with elements of critical race theory in his daughter’s 7th grade history class.

David Flynn, who has been heading the football program at Dedham High School since 2011, sued the district and school leadership, alleging that he was removed from his position in retaliation for expressing political disagreements.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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