A substitute teacher in Phillipsburg, New Jersey lost his job over giving a student a bible.
Now the tables have turned and the focus is on the school district.
Back in 2012, while substitute teaching at Phillipsburg High School, Walter Tutka quoted the bible verse "So the last will be first and the first will be last" to a student.
He was fired after giving a student a pocket bible to explain the verse.
Now The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is speaking out.
Originally the EEOC dismissed Tutka's claim for insufficient information, but after re-examining the case the commission has determined the Phillipsburg School District discriminated against Tutka.
They want the school district to find quote "an acceptable conciliation agreement."
Liberty Institute is representing Tutka and stated in a release, when the student inquired about the bible verse several times, Tutka pulled out a pocket bible and showed the text.
After the student asked several questions, Tutka gave him his own copy.
The Phillipsburg Board of Education disagreed and decided to terminate Tutka from the district substitute list for the 2012-2013 school year.
The vote was 8 to 0 with three board members abstaining.
Tutka plans on speaking again about the EEOC's decision in the coming days.
The Phillipsburg School District has not returned our messages for comment.
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