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It's not her sexual orientation that got her suspended, but it was her showing the picture of her girlfriend to students.
Which begs the question, would she have been suspended if she was straight and showed a picture of her husband and kids to students (or a male teacher showing pictures of his wife)? Probably not.
But it is what it is. Courts are split on whether Title VII extends to sexual orientation, but 22 states do offer statutes and legislation that clearly protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Stacy Bailey is a former teacher at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School in Arlington, Texas. She is suing the Mansfield Independent School District (MISD) for suspending her for discussing her sexual orientation in her classroom.
The 31-year-old art teacher lives in one of 28 states where it’s legal to suspend or fire something because of their sexual identity.
It's not her sexual orientation that got her suspended, but it was her showing the picture of her girlfriend to students.
Which begs the question, would she have been suspended if she was straight and showed a picture of her husband and kids to students (or a male teacher showing pictures of his wife)? Probably not.
But it is what it is. Courts are split on whether Title VII extends to sexual orientation, but 22 states do offer statutes and legislation that clearly protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Your thread title is a lie.
The thread title's a direct quote of FOX News. I guess we shouldn't be surprised if it's a lie, eh?
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