{"id":402453,"date":"2019-04-03T00:26:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/teacher-sacked-over-topless-selfie-sues-for-sexual-discrimination-rt-usa-news\/"},"modified":"2019-04-03T00:26:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:26:48","slug":"teacher-sacked-over-topless-selfie-sues-for-sexual-discrimination-rt-usa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/teacher-sacked-over-topless-selfie-sues-for-sexual-discrimination-rt-usa-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher sacked over topless selfie sues for sexual discrimination \u2014 RT USA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 25-year-old middle school teacher claims she was fired from her job after a topless selfie she sent to a boyfriend ended up in the hands of a student. Now she wants \u201cto fight back,\u201d filing a $3 million discrimination lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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After four years of teaching math at Bellport Middle School in Long Island, Lauren Miranda found herself on administrative leave in January before being fired this Wednesday. The school\u2019s superintendent allegedly told Miranda she couldn\u2019t put her in front of a classroom with a bunch of boys who could easily take out their phones and see her naked.<\/p>\n

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Miranda says she has no idea how a student ended up with the picture considering it was taken in 2016. While she didn\u2019t consent to it being brought for show and tell, she also believes that there is nothing actually wrong with the picture itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is wrong with my image?<\/em>\u201d she said at a press conference on Monday. \u201cIt\u2019s my breasts. It\u2019s my chest. It\u2019s my body. It\u2019s something that should be celebrated.<\/em>\u201d How the students\u2019 parents feel about that is likely another matter.<\/p>\n

On top of the school administration lacking appreciation for the female form, she also argued that a comparable photo of a male faculty member would not have drawn the same reaction, and would certainly not cost him his job. Meanwhile, she feels her \u201ccareer has been ruined,<\/em>\u201d and her \u201creputation has been tarnished<\/em>\u201d because of a selfie taken years ago.<\/p>\n

Her lawyer John Ray agrees, and says the school\u2019s actions amount to discrimination. Miranda is now preparing to file a lawsuit to the tune of $3 million dollars, alleging she was fired because of her gender.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Suffolk County Administrators and School Board have not yet discovered that women are equal to men. Lauren is rightly proud of her female torso,<\/em>\u201d Ray said.<\/p>\n


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Miranda retains that she is willing to drop the lawsuit altogether if the school agrees to reinstate her, but they aren\u2019t budging, which might end up leaving her with some kind of record for highest-grossing mirror selfie.<\/p>\n

Asked about the pending litigation, the school said they would not be commenting on the matter.<\/p>\n

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Via RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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