Bisexual Iowa Teacher Placed On Leave, Students Hold Walkout In Protest

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Teacher Lucas Kaufmann was allegedly placed on administrative leave after including a photo of a gay pride flag in an introductory Powerpoint presentation.

in an introductory Powerpoint presentation to students, a slideshow intended for students to get to know more about him.. Soon after, Kaufmann was placed on administrative leave.

“He wanted to make sure that the LGBTQ+ students at the school know that he was a safe person to talk to and an ally for them,” writes Newbrough of Kaufmann in the petition. The incident was reported on by conservative Iowa news sitethat “some parents have expressed concerns with a ‘small portion' of what the instructor shared and feel it wasn’t appropriate for the classroom setting.”

“The district became aware of concerns related to the content of a personality survey that was shared with students during class on Tuesday, August 31st,” Winterset Community School District Superintendent Justin Gross told. “Once the district became aware of those concerns, Mr. Kaufmann was placed on administrative leave in order for the district to investigate those concerns.” Gross expressed that he was unable to comment further, as the issue is an “ongoing personnel matter.

Though the district has not confirmed whether the pride flag in Kaufmann’s presentation was the content in question that spurred concerns, many students believe that Kaufmann’s coming out to his class was what led to his sudden leave. "If in fact it is determined that an educator was discussing their sexual orientation with their students, this group of concerned parents — we feel like that is inappropriate and we would not like our children subjected to that," parent Bonnie Haugen told local news station

 

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