A substitute teacher in Bryan County, Georgia, was fired after expressing her concerns about a book in the school library depicting same-sex couples taking their children to school and two lesbian mothers, one of whom is pregnant.
Lindsey Barr, 37, first encountered the book, titled “All Are Welcome,” when her 6-year-old son’s teacher informed parents that it would be introduced to students during a “read aloud” story time in the school library.
Barr’s three children attend public school in Bryan County, with her first- and third-grade sons attending McAllister Elementary School, where she sometimes teaches.
“I actually thought that the theme of the book was great, kindness, … including everyone,” Barr told The Daily Signal, “but the images, the illustrations, are contrary to what we believe for traditional marriage and families.”….
