Spokane Teacher Fired for Reading From "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Matthew Mastronardi, a Spanish teacher at Spokane's West Valley High School, is having his teaching contract terminated after he read to his class from the assigned book "To Kill a Mockingbird".   As Mastronardi explains it, he wanted to use the controversial passage as an opportunity to explain the importance of context, historical significance and critical thinking to his students.   

Every weekday, John Curley has an irreverent take on the news. From big stories to small ones, they all get the Curley treatment and you’ll be left laughing and thinking about the headlines in different way.