Former New York middle school teacher allegedly fired over topless selfie threatens to sue school.
Somehow, a student got hold of the image, and it circulated throughout the school, allegedly prompting the South County Central School District to fire her last week, saying she was no longer a role model, her attorney, John Ray claimed in a press conference Monday. Miranda does not know how the student obtained the photo, she said.
Lauren Miranda, a former math teacher for Bellport Middle School on Long Island, New York, plans to sue the South County Central School District for $3 million if she is not re-hired."What message are we sending to them? Miranda asked. "To roll over when your picture gets exposed without your permission or consent?"
"Any time a man has ever exposed his chest, no one has ever commented or had any problem with it whatsoever," Ray said. "But, when a woman displays her chest, as happened here, she gets fired from her job." Miranda plans to sue the school district for $3 million if she is not re-hired. A review Miranda provided to WABC from last year states she is a "highly effective teacher" and that she was up for tenure in June.
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