Kentucky Teacher of the Year Tells Congress How Bad LGBTQ Discrimination is in Kentucky Schools
A Kentucky Teacher of the Year painted a picture of a dire situation for LGBTQ+ teachers and youth in Kentucky schools in testimony before a Congressional House committee hearing on classroom censorship on Thursday, May 19.
“I’ve always faced discrimination as a gay teacher, and I’ve weathered the storm because my presence saves lives,” said Willie Carver, who is currently on sabbatical from Montgomery County High School in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
But now, Carver has said online that he is afraid of returning to the classroom.
In his testimony, Carver, a teacher of 17 years, detailed a litany of transgressions from his school against him and the Gay Straight Alliance that he sponsors on campus.
Carver said that when GSA posters were torn from the wall, the principal responded by saying that people think LGBTQ advocacy is being shoved down their throats. Carver also claimed that the GSA was prevented from handing out an optional survey to students over fears that it would make straight children uncomfortable. And, he said, the school did not support the GSA when it was accused on social media of grooming children.
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