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A Florida high school teacher was excused from her role after referring to a student by their preferred name without their parents’ permission, according to multiple reports. The teacher, Melissa ...
One user wrote, "I love my students, but I can’t lose my job over them. If parents don’t consent that name, don’t call them that. Period." An internet user questioned, "I’ve always gone by a different ...
Last year, Florida passed a law requiring teachers to only call students by their preferred names if their parents had given written permission, an action the district says was not taken in the case.
A Florida high school teacher is set to lose her job after allegedly addressing a student by a name other than their legal one, according to Brevard Public Schools. This incident seems to be the ...
As construction nears completion on South Bank’s new theatre, Queenslanders have been invited to help name it. The “85 per cent complete” theatre, with its undulating glass facade ...
Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...
I’ve had FULL conversations with my daughter’s teacher, where she addresses me as “Emily’s mom” while I call her “Ms. Sanders,” because apparently only one of us deserves a name. I once contemplated ...
The “Westbrick” name-calling reached fever pitch during Russell Westbrook’s stint with the LA Lakers. Veteran sports analyst Skip Bayless harped on that handle every time Westbrook had a ...