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Was Piscataway school psychologist fired for LGBTQ+ lessons?
Clip: 6/8/2022 | 4m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Dr. Casia Mosdell was denied tenure at Shore Middle School
Parents and students in Middlesex County say a school psychologist was fired in retaliation for organizing an LGBTQ awareness event and for teaching inclusive curriculum. Just a few weeks later, Dr. Cassia Mosdell learned that the district denied her tenure, after four years of what she says were glowing reviews over her work as a school psychologist and the LGBTQ+ lessons she’d been teaching.
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Was Piscataway school psychologist fired for LGBTQ+ lessons?
Clip: 6/8/2022 | 4m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Parents and students in Middlesex County say a school psychologist was fired in retaliation for organizing an LGBTQ awareness event and for teaching inclusive curriculum. Just a few weeks later, Dr. Cassia Mosdell learned that the district denied her tenure, after four years of what she says were glowing reviews over her work as a school psychologist and the LGBTQ+ lessons she’d been teaching.
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