Bailey’s case appears to highlight the extent to which LGBT teachers may be forced to tiptoe around basic personal details about their lives.
If you’re gay and an elementary school teacher in the North Texas suburb of Mansfield, simply telling students about your partner or spouse could cost you your job.
“By filing this lawsuit, Stacy hopes to push Mansfield out of the shadows of discrimination into the sunshine of equal rights,” her lawyer, Jason C.N. Smith, told the. In addition to damages for the harm done to her professional reputation, the lawsuit demands that Bailey be allowed to return to her art class at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School and that school officials publicly acknowledge that they illegally discriminated against her.
“The issue at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School is whether Mrs. Bailey has followed District guidelines requiring that controversial subjects be taught in ‘an impartial and objective manner. Teachers shall not use the classroom to transmit personal belief regarding political or sectarian issues.’ The record will show through discovery in this lawsuit that Mansfield ISD is and has been an inclusive, supportive environment for LGBT staff for decades.
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