Benton fire district articles
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Jay School District fires coach accused of soliciting student
JAY, Okla. — A Jay middle school instructor was fired on Wednesday after authorities arrested him on a complaint of solicitation. John Robert Downs, 25, of Grove, was arrested on a complaint of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology. He remains in the Delaware County jail where no bail []
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California district to pay $360K to teacher fired for not following transgender policies
A Southern California school district reached an agreement to settle a 2023 lawsuit from a former teacher who refused to adhere to the district’s gender identity-related policies. The settlement amounts to $360,000, with the Jurupa Unified School District agreeing to pay $285,000 to Jessica Tapia and $75,000 for her attorneys’ fees. The lawsuit alleged discrimination on the basis of religion following Tapia’s termination from the school district for being unwilling to comply with several...
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Teacher fired over fidelity to her Christian beliefs just made a California district pay
A California teacher was accused of misconduct and fired last year after refusing to comply with LGBT activists' radical gender dogma at the expense of her Christian faith. Jessica Tapia previously taught gym, but last week she taught the Jurupa Unified School District that trampling Americans' free exercise of religion and freedom of speech can still prove costly even in a Democrat-dominated state. Background In recent years, the JUSD in Riverside County has fully embraced gender...