An exclusive interview with Katie Nash (#KatiefromFCPS)

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Posted By: Ryan Miner January 16, 2017

By Ryan Miner and Eric Beasley 

In a widely criticized move, Frederick County Public Schools controversially fired its social media manager, Katie Nash, for an innocent Tweet that lightly poked fun at a student’s misspelling.

Nash, 34, of Frederick, was fired from FCPS without warning on Friday, January 13, 2016.

Since her firing last week, community backlash has grown against Frederick County Public Schools, including a student-created petition directed at school Superintendant Dr. Theresa Alban to rehire Nash in her previous role. Nash’s firing has gone viral, being picked up even by international news wires.

A Miner Detail’s Eric Beasley and Ryan Miner interviewed Katie Nash on their weekly online Maryland-based radio show on Sunday, January 15.

Listen to “An exclusive interview with Katie Nash” on Spreaker.

About the Author

Ryan Miner
Ryan R. Miner, MBA is the founder, editor in chief, and senior reporter of A Miner Detail, the Maryland investigative journalism publication he launched in April 2015. He hosts the A Miner Detail Podcast, distributed across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and seven other platforms. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Miner holds a B.A. in political science from Duquesne University (2008) and an MBA from Mount St. Mary's University (2020). He teaches at Frederick Community College. He is also the founder of Sentinel Silver, LLC, Maryland's first older adult technology institute, and the publisher of The Senior Soup, a Maryland senior advocacy platform. His longer story is at ryanrminer.com. Reach him at Ryan@AMinerDetail.com or (240) 244-7075.

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