Judge criticizes firing of Salem school walk coordinator over a Ruby Bridges shirt
A judge on Tuesday appeared incredulous that a government body in Oregon fired its Safe Routes to School coordinator for wearing a shirt featuring an iconic Norman Rockwell portrait.
The shirt depicted 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walking to a newly integrated school in New Orleans, past a wall smeared with racist graffiti and the juice of a thrown tomato.
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken read word-for-word the state bill that was signed into law last year…
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Beth is a fabulous person and a tireless advocate for getting all kids on bikes. I hope the ruling goes her way and she is reinstated with the SK Safe Routes program.
Never underestimate the amount of damage a small group of people can do with with their righteous ignorance. I hope Beth lands on her feet and then some.