The teacher had written 'Don't have my sniper rifle' in response to a post about Thunberg.
has been placed on administrative leave.visited Iowa City on Friday to join a climate strike. Demonstrators reportedly called for the University of Iowa and the city to operate on clean energy by 2030.
Prior to the event, Matt Baish, a teacher from Waterloo West High School posted on Facebook about Thunberg's visit, writing"Don't have my sniper rifle." Baish's comment no longer appears on the original post, according to theon Friday afternoon that a letter was sent to families and staff of the high school, alerting them that the employee was put on leave.
"We wanted to make you aware of a social media situation involving one of our employees," the letter said."The nature of the content shared rose to the level of putting this employee on administrative leave pending an investigation. We appreciate your patience as we sort through the details and thank you for respecting the process.
She delivered an impassioned speech at the United Nations and told Congress to align policies with science presented in the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Special Report on Global Warming. "I don't want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the scientists," she said while addressing U.S. lawmakers in Washington."And I want you to unite behind the science. And then I want you to take real action."
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