Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
I don't have a connection to the Late Show, they saw this in the news just liek everyone else.
Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman.
PEN America video
American Independent, October 2023
“I had no previous disciplinary action. I had no warnings, no write-ups, nothing like that,” she said. “So for them to jump from nothing to being fired for tweeting is a pretty big jump.”
“I was trying to raise awareness,” she said of the tweet. “Look at how ridiculous this controversial content policy has become. What’s going to be next?”
"Teachers should continue to speak out, because we are talking about what is best for our students and there's nothing wrong with that."
“I tweeted about it because I knew that people were going to be interested in hearing that this song that’s completely wholesome has been banned by my school district, and we weren’t given any reason,”
Meet the Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting Ban on Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton Song “Rainbowland”
"Melissa Tempel deserves our support. Her situation is about more than the First Amendment rights of teachers, though it is pretty clear that hers were violated. Her situation really is about US as citizens. Are we going to let reactionary school boards micromanage teachers and reduce them to nothing more than information dispensers carrying out a "teacher proof" curriculum?" - Tony Palmeri
Battle for the Heartland, July 2023
"If we were waiting for things to get worse, it’s too late. Things are worse and we need to start mobilizing. I am fully aware of how alarmist this message sounds, but the reality of the situation is that public schools are under attack and the way things are moving we don’t have much time before everything falls apart. These policies and procedures that are being created are harmful to children and ultimately will affect us all."
I know teachers are looking at my situation and thinking “yeah, that’s why we can’t talk about our partner at work,” or “that’s why I can’t share that I went to a Black Lives Matter protest,” because you’ll get fired. And I really don’t want that to be the narrative, I want the narrative to be that I spoke out because I knew that this was wrong, and I really want my students to have the best. I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with any of the things that I’ve said.
Wall Strreet Journal, March 2023
Administrators at a Waukesha school said the song ‘could be deemed controversial’
"I've had so many parents from my district send me messages of support, saying they're just so proud of me," she says. "I'm thriving off of those message right now, because it's just a relief — it feels like those voices are in the minority, but I don't believe that they are."
"Due to a recent policy change, preferred pronouns are no longer acknowledged or permitted in Waukesha schools, and multiple colors on masks and lanyards are prohibited. That’s to avoid being misconstrued as showing solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community which is considered political, she says." - Christopher Wiggins
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