Whether they deserve it or not — I require to hear the story .

It’s no question that the US education system is a bit of a mess right now. Not only areteachers leaving en masse, but school districts are constantly in the news for firing educators for the most bizarre and ridiculous reasons.

According toABC News, a teacher in Texas says she was fired for attending a drag show and posting about it on her social media.

In September of this year, a different teacher wasreportedlyfired for assigning reading from an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary.

And a month before that, a teacher in Georgia wasfired after coming under review for reading the picture bookMy Shadow Is Purpleby Scott Stuart.

If you’re a student, teacher, or formerly either and you’ve seen or experienced a teacher getting fired for a ridiculous reason, we want to hear about it.

Maybe you were a student whose high school teacher assigned reading from a book with a queer character, and they were removed from the school after parents found out.

Or maybe your teacher wanted a raise to afford rent, and the only way to get it would be if their students all excelled past grade level, so they botched students' grades to make it look like they were performing higher.

Or maybe you were a student who saw teachers express concern over the district’s handling of internal issues that got leaked to the press, and then those same teachers were put on leave and no longer worked at your school the following year.

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Whether they deserved it or not — I want to hear the story.

A teacher helping a student

"Had so much fun at this harmless, fun event!"

Photos of Anne Frank on a wall

Someone reading a book to kids

Students working

Students in class

An empty classroom