Teacher suspended for being gay: How this is legal in 28 states
Emily DeCiccio
1 hr ago As hundreds of thousands of LGBT Americans and their allies are taking to the streets to celebrate during Pride month, a case out of Texas highlights the employment discrimination hurdles the community still needs to clear.
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 someone because of his or her sexual identity.
The school district released a statement saying they are and have always been “an inclusive, supportive environment for LGBT staff for decades.†Action was taken against Bailey, they say, because allegedly “her actions in the classroom changed.â€
Bailey was removed from the classroom after a parent complained that she showed a picture of her and her then-girlfriend and now-wife to her students.
Whether or not the school district acted in a discriminatory manner is up for a jury to decide. Regardless of the jury's decision, MISD is perfectly within their legal right to take action against someone because their sexual identity. This is because of ambiguity in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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