Other draft policy targeted by ACLU-Minnesota “under legal review,” Superintendent Jeremy Schmidt told The Blade
Per the union’s lawsuit the impetus behind the policy was to prevent more negative media attention by silencing teachers and employees
Becker School Board Director Aaron Jurek did not return a call requesting comment. Nor did any of the other board members respond
ACLU & Southern Poverty Law Center lawyers noted the actions by officials potentially violated constitutional & workplace protections
Students have been asked to remove buttons and pins celebrating Pride month & a teacher’s rainbow flag was removed from their classroom
According to staff, teachers are afraid the move is intended as “a fishing expedition to prove that teachers encouraged students to protest”
Rand believes there isn’t “two sides” to the LGBTQ+ rights debate. “We're talking about human rights,” he said
Tensions and issues regarding the LGBTQ+ student population in the district's schools has been a reoccurring situation
Jenkins is now the first Out Trans person to hold such an elected position in the nation on a city council
Critics ramped up attacks on the career educator- some compared her to the Devil after publicly associating with LGBTQ+ people and students
