Fired “nonviolent” teacher reinstated

Posted on March 13, 2008 by judy24

A reader alerted me that Marianne Kearney-Brown got her job back!
 
HAYWARD, Calif. — A Quaker math instructor who was fired by Cal State East Bay after she refused on religious grounds to sign a state loyalty oath has been reinstated, university officials said Friday.
Marianne Kearney-Brown, a pacifist, was concerned that signing the oath to “support [...]

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Teacher is fired for nonviolence

Posted on March 12, 2008 by judy24

Kudos to a brave individual who stood up for her belief. Unfortunately Marianne Kearney-Brown, a Quaker and graduate student, lost her job because she chooses to be non-violent. Read this story from SF Chronicle:
California State University East Bay has fired a math teacher after six weeks on the job because she inserted the word “nonviolently” [...]

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