‘Slandered and Abused’: Teacher Told to Stay Home After Questioning Age-Appropriateness of Gender-Transition Books in School Libraries

‘Slandered and Abused’: Teacher Told to Stay Home After Questioning Age-Appropriateness of Gender-Transition Books in School Libraries
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A teacher with an Ontario school board says she was bullied and slandered after she was ejected from a board meeting for raising questions about the age-appropriateness of some books in elementary school libraries that deal with gender transition.

“Board members have taken to radio, television, social media to grossly misrepresent my remarks. I feel bullied, slandered, and abused,” Carolyn Burjoski, a teacher with the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), said in a video posted on Twitter on Jan. 21.