A gay Missouri teacher who says district officials reprimanded him for pushing a “personal agenda on sexuality” for putting up an LGBTQ Pride flag in his classroom has resigned. John M. Wallis, a former speech and theater teacher at Neosho Junior High School in Southwest Missouri, said he resigned last week following a series of complaints from parents and demands from the school district. “In fact, the use of the pride flag in my classroom was compared to hanging the Confederate flag in my classroom.”He took down the flag and the sign, but doing so prompted students to ask why. “Your position in the Neosho School District is to teach speech and drama classes. Wallis told the News-Leader that he has since filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging discrimination.

Source: MetroXpress September 09, 2021 20:00 UTC