46-year-old Toby Price was fired from his position of assistant principal at a Mississippi elementary school.
Price read a book titled “I Need A New Butt!” to second graders. The book contains drawings of cartoon butts and even uses the words “butt” and “fart.” Now Price needs a new job.
“I didn’t think twice about reading it because I’ve never had an issue with it before,” Price responded. “There are other books that have much more suggestive material that are much more widely accepted.”
The incident occurred at Gary Road Elementary School near Jackson, MS.
Price chose the book as something fun to read. If the book isn’t interesting, the kids won’t read at all, he argued.
“We have a lot of reluctant readers,” Price explained. “I am a firm believer that reluctant readers need the silly, funny books to hook them in.”
The school initially placed him on leave. Two days later, they permanently terminated his employment.
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“I just think that, you know, this was a pretty harsh reaction. I’ve been in education for 20 years. I’ve never had a disciplinary anything put in my file and I didn’t for being late. So I was blown away,” Price said.
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