An Iowa teacher was placed on leave after sharing he is bisexual. His students staged a walkout. [View all]
Cora Smith walked out of Winterset's High School Tuesday with a bisexual pride flag draped over her shoulders.
The 10th grader was among more than 100 students who walked out a in protest over the school district placing seventh-grade literacy teacher Lucas Kaufmann on leave.
Kaufmann was placed on leave last week following a presentation about himself to his class featured the LGBT Pride flag, according to a www.change.org petition. When asked by students, Kaufmann said he was bisexual.
Nearly 1,500 people have signed the online petition. "We're hoping that this will help Mr. Kaufmann," Smith said.
Winterset Community School District Superintendent Justin Gross confirmed Kaufmann was placed on leave after concerns were raised following his presentation, but declined further comment. State law prohibits employers from firing employees based on sexual orientation and gender identification, which Gross acknowledged.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/07/iowa-students-lucas-kaufmann-administrative-leave/576377500
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