Lyn Orletsky

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Lyn Orletsky

Lyn Orletsky was an American school teacher at River Ridge High School (Woodstock, Georgia). She was terminated for forcing students who were wearing pro-Donald Trump t-shirts to leave her classroom and comparing the students to Nazis wearing swastikas.

Education

Orletsky studied theatre at Florida Atlantic University. She also attended the University of Central Florida, where she studied secondary education.

In the Media

On August 31, 2017, Orletsky was filmed in a video that went viral on social media, ordering two of her students wearing Donald Trump shirts with his presidential slogan, "Make America Great Again" to turn them inside out or leave her classroom. ^[1]

In the video she stated that she didn’t want her students wearing these shirts for the same reason, "you cannot wear a swastika to school." ^[1]

Orletsky compares the shirt to Neo-Nazis. ^[1]

References

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Citation Linkdailymail.co.ukArticle in the Dailymail.co.uk

Sep 4, 2017, 5:03 AM

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Citation Linkturningpoint.newsHIGH SCHOOL TEACHER CALLS TRUMP SHIRT SWASTIKA

Sep 4, 2017, 5:03 AM

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comVideo of the incident via Turning Point News

Sep 4, 2017, 5:04 AM

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHer Facebook intro

Sep 4, 2017, 4:37 AM

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Citation Linkratemyteachers.comProfile on Rate my teacher

Sep 4, 2017, 4:45 AM

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Citation Linklinkedin.comLyn Orletsky on LinkedIn

Sep 4, 2017, 4:47 AM

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Citation Linktwitter.comLyn Orletsky on Twitter

Sep 4, 2017, 4:47 AM

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comLyn Orletsky pictured on Twitter

Sep 4, 2017, 4:48 AM

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comLyn Orletsky pictured on Facebook

Sep 4, 2017, 4:49 AM

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Citation Linkdailywire.comLyn Orletsky, a math teacher at River Ridge High School in Cherokee County, Georgia, was fired for making students leave her classroom for wearing "Make America Great Again" T-shirts and saying that the students were similar to Nazis wearing swastikas.

Sep 10, 2017, 7:07 PM