Oregon school social worker loses appeal over displaying biology-affirming books

While one Oregon school social worker lost an appeal after displaying children’s books in his office affirming biological sex, over a dozen books sit on the very same school district’s children's library shelves that are considered too explicit for even adult prison bookshelves. Key Takeaways: * Social worker Roderick Theis was fired from Oregon's Intermountain Education Service District after displaying books affirming biological sex in his office behind his desk. * The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, claimed that displaying the books was not speech protected by the First Amendment. * Two of the books Theis...