The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) in Nashville has removed books featuring LGBT themes from its elementary school libraries, according to a report by The Tennessee Star citing the First Liberty Institute, a nonprofit legal organization. This decision follows a series of events involving Eric Rivera, a Christian teacher at KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School, who was initially disciplined for refusing to read a children’s book about same-sex parents to his first-grade class.

Cliff Martin, senior counsel at First Liberty Institute, expressed satisfaction with KIPP Nashville’s voluntary removal of the books, stating that it aligns with parents’ constitutional and legal rights. The removal of the books comes after First Liberty reached an agreement with KIPP Nashville to clear Rivera’s record, following his denial of a religious accommodation for not reading the book, which conflicted with his sincerely held religious beliefs. The school subsequently agreed to allow all teachers to request another employee to read materials that they find objectionable on religious grounds. Rivera indicated that he is pleased that parents now have the information needed to make choices regarding their children’s education.

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