Missouri school board member resigns and plans to move over anti-LGBTQ bills

A school board member in central Missouri resigned Tuesday, blaming a slate of bills introduced by state lawmakers that would negatively affect her transgender daughter.

“Who I am as an educator and human are all inextricably tied to this place and to each of you,” wrote Sasser, who was elected to the school board in April 2021 after teaching for nine years in the district’s schools. “While this transition pains me, I am further saddened by the possibility of a future Missouri where a generation of young people are not given the opportunity to get to know and love their diverse neighbors.

While holding back tears at the board meeting, Sasser called on other school board members to “use our agency and privilege, wherever we find it, to stand in on behalf of those who continue to be attacked and minoritized,” KOMU-TV reported. Sasser received a standing ovation following her announcement during the meeting and was tearfully thanked for her remarks and her service by Board President Suzette Waters, theIn an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, Waters said Sasser's absence will not go unnoticed.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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