As the school year comes to an end across the United States, many teachers are wondering what they will return to in the fall.
While most of the attention on education in the nation has centered on President Donald Trump’s battles with universities, the administration has also vowed to close the Department of Education and issued broad orders targeting diversity and instruction of structural racism and gender in schools, raising concerns about what teachers can and cannot say and teach.
“I’ve noticed this past year, teachers have been a lot more nervous whenever they’re teaching,” said Ryan Matrigali, 17, a Florida high-schooler. He recently spoke up at a school board meeting in support of former AP English teacher Melissa Calhoun, who was let go after using a student’s preferred pronouns, according to documents obtained by Reuters through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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