Assistant principal fired after reading 'I Need a New Butt!' to second-grade class

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Assistant principal fired after reading 'I Need a New Butt!' to second-grade class

The superintendent of the Hinds County School District in Mississippi said Toby Price showed “a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment."

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The superintendent of the Hinds County School District in Mississippi said Toby Price showed “a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment."

Price said that when the principal didn't show up to the class as planned, he was instructed to read them a book.

"I text my boss, she said, 'Well, go ahead and read.' I wasn't planning on reading, but I went ahead and grabbed one of my books that I had nearby. One of my favorites. I read it: 'I Need a New Butt!' It's hilarious," he said in a phone call Wednesday.

Price, who was assistant principal at Gary Road for three years, said he used to read the book at his previous school and didn't think twice about sharing it with the second-graders.

"I never had an issue with it," he said. "It's just a fun, silly book."

Minutes after the class ended, Price said, he was called to the principal's office and told that parents might complain. He was told to report to the district office the same day and was sent home on administrative leave.

To his knowledge, no parents have complained about the book.

But the school took issue with it, telling Price that it was inappropriate because it used words like "butt" and "fart" and included cartoon images of a child's butt. NBC affiliate WLBT of Jackson reported that the superintendent of the Hinds County School District wrote in Price's termination letter that he showed "a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment" when he picked the book. For those reasons, he was fired.

Price said that the school's reaction was unwarranted and that silly books should be allowed.

"If I had to do it all over again, I'd still share the silly, funny books with the kids, because they need them. The world's a serious, harsh, dark place, and everybody needs a little bit of silly and a little bit of laughs every now and then," he said. "They just need that reminder that it's not all bad all the time."

Price plans to appeal his termination at a hearing scheduled for March 21.

 

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Assistant principal fired after reading 'I Need a New Butt!' to second-grade class

The superintendent of the Hinds County School District in Mississippi said Toby Price showed “a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment."

www.nbcnews.com

The superintendent of the Hinds County School District in Mississippi said Toby Price showed “a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment."

Price said that when the principal didn't show up to the class as planned, he was instructed to read them a book.

"I text my boss, she said, 'Well, go ahead and read.' I wasn't planning on reading, but I went ahead and grabbed one of my books that I had nearby. One of my favorites. I read it: 'I Need a New Butt!' It's hilarious," he said in a phone call Wednesday.

Price, who was assistant principal at Gary Road for three years, said he used to read the book at his previous school and didn't think twice about sharing it with the second-graders.

"I never had an issue with it," he said. "It's just a fun, silly book."

Minutes after the class ended, Price said, he was called to the principal's office and told that parents might complain. He was told to report to the district office the same day and was sent home on administrative leave.

To his knowledge, no parents have complained about the book.

But the school took issue with it, telling Price that it was inappropriate because it used words like "butt" and "fart" and included cartoon images of a child's butt. NBC affiliate WLBT of Jackson reported that the superintendent of the Hinds County School District wrote in Price's termination letter that he showed "a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment" when he picked the book. For those reasons, he was fired.

Price said that the school's reaction was unwarranted and that silly books should be allowed.

"If I had to do it all over again, I'd still share the silly, funny books with the kids, because they need them. The world's a serious, harsh, dark place, and everybody needs a little bit of silly and a little bit of laughs every now and then," he said. "They just need that reminder that it's not all bad all the time."

Price plans to appeal his termination at a hearing scheduled for March 21.

Snowflakes... I hope he takes them to the cleaners.

 

[Jarhyn]

Assistant principal fired after reading 'I Need a New Butt!' to second-grade class

The superintendent of the Hinds County School District in Mississippi said Toby Price showed “a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment."

www.nbcnews.com

The superintendent of the Hinds County School District in Mississippi said Toby Price showed “a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment."

Price said that when the principal didn't show up to the class as planned, he was instructed to read them a book.

"I text my boss, she said, 'Well, go ahead and read.' I wasn't planning on reading, but I went ahead and grabbed one of my books that I had nearby. One of my favorites. I read it: 'I Need a New Butt!' It's hilarious," he said in a phone call Wednesday.

Price, who was assistant principal at Gary Road for three years, said he used to read the book at his previous school and didn't think twice about sharing it with the second-graders.

"I never had an issue with it," he said. "It's just a fun, silly book."

Minutes after the class ended, Price said, he was called to the principal's office and told that parents might complain. He was told to report to the district office the same day and was sent home on administrative leave.

To his knowledge, no parents have complained about the book.

But the school took issue with it, telling Price that it was inappropriate because it used words like "butt" and "fart" and included cartoon images of a child's butt. NBC affiliate WLBT of Jackson reported that the superintendent of the Hinds County School District wrote in Price's termination letter that he showed "a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment" when he picked the book. For those reasons, he was fired.

Price said that the school's reaction was unwarranted and that silly books should be allowed.

"If I had to do it all over again, I'd still share the silly, funny books with the kids, because they need them. The world's a serious, harsh, dark place, and everybody needs a little bit of silly and a little bit of laughs every now and then," he said. "They just need that reminder that it's not all bad all the time."

Price plans to appeal his termination at a hearing scheduled for March 21.

Snowflakes... I hope he takes them to the cleaners.

Shit, I'm almost 40 and I needed that myself that it's not all dark and serious and that there's time for cartoon butts and farting.

 

[Gun Nut]

How is this a political discussion?

 

[Jarhyn]

How is this a political discussion?

How is anything? Usually it comes down to one or more of:
"Reactionary Fucks React" (article, OP event)
"People Tell Reactionary Fucks to Chill" (first response, also my response, GJ Elixer)
"Stop Reacting to Reactionary Fucks, Be A Reactionary Fuck Instead" (give it a minute...)

I'm waiting for the last sentence to get confirmed.