Photos | Hearing for Cobb County teacher who could be fired over divisive book

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Photos | Hearing for Cobb County teacher who could be fired over divisive book

Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle appears at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle testifies at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle’s attorney Craig Goodmark reads from a copy of children’s book “My Shadow is Purple” at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle reviews material with her attorney Craig Goodmark (second from right) at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle’s attorney Craig Goodmark hands her a copy of her tweet featuring a Stacey Abrams children’s book at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A supporter of Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle walks out of a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle testifies at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

People attend a hearing for teacher Katie Rinderle at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

People show up in support of Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Hearing Officer Tom Cable is seen at a hearing for Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Sherry Culves, attorney representing the Cobb County School District, is seen at a hearing regarding teacher Katie Rinderle at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Members of a group called Teachers for Freedom Collective show up in support of Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle before a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Sherry Culves, attorney representing the Cobb County School District, hands teacher Katie Rinderle the book “My Shadow is Purple” at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle testifies at a hearing at the Cobb County Board of Education in Marietta on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Rinderle is facing termination after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a book about gender identity, to fifth graders. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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