Mississippi assistant principal fired for reading children book with the word ‘butt’ in title to second-graders
Mississippi has been fired after reading the children’s book I Need a New Butt to a group of second-graders. Assistant Principal Toby Price was fired after reading a book to children with the title ‘I Need A New Butt'Toby Price told local media that he was laid off from Gary Road Elementary School in Byram, south of Jackson, without warning after reading the Dawn McMillan book to students aged seven and eight, WJTV reported. In a Facebook post on 7 March, Mr Price confirmed that he had been let go “for reading an awesome book to kids”.