Mississippi teacher fired for reading I Need a New Butt! to children

Toby Price's termination for sharing the humorous children's book has sparked criticism and a wave of support

An elementary school administrator in Mississippi has said he was fired for reading I Need a New Butt!, a humorous children's book about bottoms, to a class of second-graders.

The incident has spurred criticism from free speech advocates, who claim the termination could have a chilling effect at a time of conservative-fueled pushes for book bans in schools across the US.