Texas District Suspended Lesbian Teacher for Telling Students About Wife
A Texas school district placed an openly gay art teacher on paid leave last year after a parent complained about her sexual orientation.
Stacy Bailey, a beloved art teacher at Charlotte Anderson Elementary in Mansfield, near Fort Worth, has been suspended with pay since September.
Earlier this month, the Dallas Morning News reported that Bailey had been placed on leave after she inquired about adding LGBTQ language to the Mansfield Independent School District’s nondiscrimination policy.
However, in response to public information requests, officials on Tuesday released text messages between the school’s principal and a district employee indicating Bailey was suspended in response to a complaint from a parent. After releasing the text messages, the district quickly issued a statement alleging that Bailey “insists that it is her right and that it is age appropriate for her to have ongoing discussions with elementary-aged students about her own sexual orientation, the sexual orientation of artists, and their relationships with other gay artists.”
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