A special education teacher in Michigan resigned after she says district officials balked at her plans to discuss diversity and race topics in the classroom.
Katelyne Thomas taught first through fifth grade students for three years, but her last day was Friday.
Mason Public Schools, located in south-central Michigan, denied muzzling Thomas, and said the material she suggested using in class had not been vetted and she was provided alternate material.
In January, Thomas suggested for Black History Month, the district could incorporate material provided by Black Lives Matter at School, a nationwide coalition advocating racial justice in education.
The group urged educators across the country to use the