California teacher who criticized 'Woke Kindergarten' program put on leave
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Glassbrook Elementary teacher Tiger Craven-Neeley said he was put on leave after publicly criticizing a Woke Kindergarten training program the school hired.
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School officials told the teacher he was being placed on paid leave over "allegations of unprofessional conduct," but gave no other reason, Craven-Neeley told the paper.
"We don't comment on private personnel matters," district spokesman Michael Bazeley wrote in an email response to Fox News Digital's questions. He denied that Craven-Neeley was put on leave for "retaliatory purposes" or that he was being punished for speaking to the press.
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