A New Hampshire school has fired a teacher after an investigation found that she had secretly taken a pregnant student to obtain an abortion. This development comes amid a national debate over parental rights and efforts on the part of teachers to subvert them.
The Boston Globe obtained documents through a public records request noting that the former teacher admitted to lying about having food poisoning when she called in sick. On that day, the educator allegedly drove the student to a medical facility. This prompted the authorities to launch an investigation into her conduct.
This story first came to light when it was mentioned in an op-ed written by New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut. He brought it up in a list of examples of what kinds of issues might warrant a Department of Education investigation:
“How should the Department respond when a parent has reached…
