Ohio Teacher suspended for having 4 books in classroom with LGBTQ characters

The books at the center of the lawsuit are “Ana On The Edge” by A.J. Sass; “The Fabulous Zed Watson” by Basil Sylvester; “Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea” by Ashley Herring Blake; and “Too Bright to See” by Kyle Lukoff. According to the lawsuit, none of the books describe sexual conduct or activity but rather “characters who are LGBTQ+ and are coming to terms with feeling different and excluded.”

Parent’s email prompts disciplinary hearing On Oct. 30, a parent emailed the school principal and the district school board regarding the presence of books dealing with LGBTQ topics in Cahall’s classroom, prompting a Nov. 4 disciplinary meeting, according to the lawsuit.

During the disciplinary hearing, Cahall explained that “she did not teach or instruct from said books, did not use the books as a part of her classroom curriculum or instructional program, did not initiate discussion of the books with students, or otherwise use the books to indoctrinate students or endorse an LGBTQ+ lifestyle in her classroom,” the lawsuit said.

Kids shouldn’t know that gay people exist!!

This is an activist looking for a fight. No "normal" person - some everyday parent - would have ever heard of these books, much less the supposed sexuality of the characters in the books.

[quote]The third-grade teacher was issued a three-day suspension without pay on Nov. 6 for violating the district’s “controversial issues” policy, according to the lawsuit.

[quote]Defining a “controversial issue”

[quote]In the policy, the district defines a controversial issue, in part, as [bold]a topic “likely to arouse both support and opposition in the community.”[/bold]

That's pretty fucking open ended. Covers every possible topic. But that's why it was designed and worded that way.

About to get 10 times worse come 2025

So you think the teacher did this to get a lawsuit, R3? Really?

[quote]Kids shouldn’t know that gay people exist!!

None of those books listed are about gay people.

They're about "non-binary" and transgender people.

Get with the program.

R5

No. I think the parent was on a mission, not the teacher. Sorry that wasn't clear.