In the letter, Kell confirmed the board's decision not to rehire Morrison for the 2022-23 year. The March 23 letter from the superintendent, obtained by the News-Leader, said he was responding to her request on behalf of the board.

She followed up by asking for the reason, in writing. In closed session, the board voted not to renew Morrison's contract. More: Voters cite critical race theory, book bans, teacher pay in Springfield school board votes Board votes not to renew teacher's contract after CRT complaints When I went in there, he started the conversation and said that we didn't know if I would be rehired or not,' she said. 'I requested a meeting and he didn't ask me why. She asked to meet with Superintendent Chris Kell after school March 16, the day of the board meeting.

'That's when I got concerned that my conversation with her two weeks prior hadn't resolved anything.' '(The principal) was still fielding complaints,' Morrison said. Morrison, in her fourth year in Greenfield, was called to the office again in mid-March, a couple of days before a school board meeting. 'It was to prepare students for the conversation that was going to happen between two characters that we were about to read,' she said. It was not meant to prompt class discussion.

Morrison said she explained the worksheet - which she purchased from a database of instructional materials - was intended to help students examine their own experiences and vantage point. Opponents have also attempted to label any effort to combat racism or promote equity, diversity and inclusion as CRT.

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