Co. finds librarian wrongly fired for objecting to cancellation of LGBTQ youth programs.

[RandySF]

There’s a chance to clear her record at the High Plains Library District of Weld County, possibly change some policies that she believes conflict with her role as a librarian and even receive some financial compensation for losing her job and the stress that caused.

But for now, Brooky Parks is satisfied enough with the validation she received Wednesday when the Colorado Civil Rights Division concluded that the library district violated anti-discrimination laws when she was fired after objecting to the cancellation of two of her programs on racism and LGBTQ+ teens.

“I felt like I had finally been heard and acknowledged,” Parks said in an interview Thursday.

After all, such conclusions by the state civil rights divisions are rare, Parks’ attorney, Iris Halpern, said. She didn’t know the exact percentage but was certain it was in the single digits, maybe even less than 5% of the time.

The division ruled that the district violated state prohibitions on discriminatory firing and retaliation, and that three employees aided and abetted the discrimination.


https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/10/erie-librarian-fired-civil-rights/

[Lucinda]

1. Thank you for the info!

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. excellent

[ProfessorGAC]

3. In Colorado?

I hadn't realized that this nonsense was going on there, too.
FL, TX, AR, AL, yeah. I heard about it in those states.
Happening in Colorado was not something of which I was aware.

[maxrandb]

4. It's going on everywhere these fascist are being enabled

by the silence of others.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. I Just Checked...

...the PEN America website.
There was a much bigger list for Pennsylvania than I expected.
Here in Illinois there are 3 titles in 5 districts under review.
I'm probably less plugged into lower profile situations because it doesn't seem much of an issue.

[RandySF]

5. How do you think Boebert got elected.

There are some scary parts in the state.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Boebert Barely Won

And let's be honest, she won the first time because some women liked the idea of voting for a female & some men voted for a cutie.
Once people knew who she was her margin of victory shrunk substantially. Still not enough, of course.
Not sure she's the best example for the case you're making.
As I told Max just a bit earlier, in looking at PEN America's list of banned titles there are just 3 books over 5 districts on the list for Illiinois, so the lack of silliness here has distorted my view.