Texas parent complains: Children can’t ‘grow naturally’ unless school fires transgender teacher

[Playinghardball]

A Texas school district has suspended a transgender teacher, and is now trying to decide if she can be legally fired for creating a “distraction” in the classroom with her gender.

Laura Jane Klug told KBMT that she worked as a substitute teacher at Lumberton Intermediate School until some parents complained recently.

During a meeting with Lumberton Independent School District’s Human Resources and Superintendent John Valastro on Tuesday, Klug said she was suspended from her job.

“I have always conducted myself in a professional manner and would never discuss my gender identity in school,” Klug pointed out.

But Roger Beard, whose son was in Klug’s fifth grade class, argued that her gender should be enough to ban her from the classroom.

“If it does affect my child and his ability to learn or if it causes questions that I don’t feel are appropriate then undoubtedly there’s an issue with having somebody transgender, transsexual or transvestite, to be teaching that age group,” Beard insisted.

More here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/10/texas-parent-complains-children-cant-grow-naturally-unless-school-fires-transgender-teacher/

[GeorgeGist]

1. If I'm ignorant I shouldn't have to listen.

That about right, Mr. Beard?

[Zorra]

2. For a boy with an arrogant, ignorant bigot of a father like that, having

a transgender teacher would be among the very least of his concerns.

[CrispyQ]

4. +1! -nt

[longship]

3. She's a pilot, and has a Masters in physics.

That's just the sort of person I would want to be teaching my offspring.

But, of course, this is Texas.

[chrisa]

5. All you need is some Jesus, son

Them learnins' and smerts is a tool of Commies and the Devil!

[Humanist_Activist]

6. What a fucking travesty, and this is why federal protections for LGBT people in employment is...

important.

Fucking bigots and their small minded, unscientific, ignorant little pea brains.

[LostOne4Ever]

7. Of course this happens in my home state

I hope she sues the school for all its worth!

[Behind the Aegis]

8. How the Hell would they even know?

Is she a good teacher? Do the kids like her? Are they learning? The last question is the most important and should be the only reason to question the value of a teacher in regards to her skills.

But we don't need Federal protection.