The School District of Waukesha Board of Education voted to terminate an elementary teacher over fallout from the fight over Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's song "Rainbowland," saying she violated three board policies.Read school board's decisionMelissa Tempel had a message for her former students after the decision. "I also wanted to just say hi to my students because I haven't been able to talk to them since March, and I really miss you guys, and I love you, and I really wanted to be there with you this year, and I hope that we get to see each other really soon," said Tempel.In March, Tempel took to Twitter, venting frustration, after school leaders at Heyer Elementary School "banned" her students from singing the song at their spring concert, saying it "could be deemed controversial." Her tweet went viral, bringing national attention to Waukesha school leaders' decision.Parents in the district said the decision was made because the song encourages LGBTQ+ acceptance and references rainbows. District officials confirmed to WISN 12 News Tempel was placed on leave on April 3.In a letter in May, Superintendent James Sebert said he would be recommending to the Board of Education that her job be "terminated."The hearing consisted of hours of testimony from school administration and Tempel herself. Watch: School board announces its decision to terminate TempelLawyers for the school board said Tempel violated board policy by expressing her feelings on social media before speaking with her supervisors."Ms. Tempel deliberately brought negative attention to the school district because she disagreed with the decision as opposed to following protocol and procedure and I believe that behavior is intolerable," said Waukesha School District Superintendent James Sebert.Tempel's lawyer argued that she was exercising her right to free speech. "I thought that the fact that the tweet that I made, that 'Rainbowland' wasn't going to be allowed, was something that the public would be really concerned about and that they would be interested in knowing about it," said Tempel.At 3:30 p.m., the hearing went into recess before closing arguments. Before the meeting Wednesday, there was a silent protest held in support of Tempel. A counter-protester said she should be fired.