{"id":208917,"date":"2020-02-27T17:16:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T14:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/teacher-suspended-for-showing-class-personal-photo-wins-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2020-02-27T17:16:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T14:16:30","slug":"teacher-suspended-for-showing-class-personal-photo-wins-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/teacher-suspended-for-showing-class-personal-photo-wins-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher suspended for showing class personal photo wins lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"A teacher who was suspended after showing a personal photo to her class is now being awarded $100,000 as part of a discrimination lawsuit.\" data-reactid=\"11\">A teacher who was suspended after showing a personal photo to her class is now being awarded $100,000 as part of a discrimination lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Stacy Bailey, a former Teacher of the Year at&amp;nbsp;Charlotte Anderson Elementary&amp;nbsp;in Arlington, Texas, was placed on an&amp;nbsp;eight-month administrative leave&amp;nbsp;in 2017 after showing students a picture of her soon-to-be-wife, Julie Vazquez.\" data-reactid=\"12\">Stacy Bailey, a former Teacher of the Year at\u00a0Charlotte Anderson Elementary\u00a0in Arlington, Texas, was placed on an\u00a0eight-month administrative leave\u00a0in 2017 after showing students a picture of her soon-to-be-wife, Julie Vazquez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"According to BuzzFeed News, the move came after a parent had complained that Ms Bailey, who is gay, was promoting a \u201chomosexual agenda.\u201d The school ultimately&amp;nbsp;wrote in a press release&amp;nbsp;that the teacher\u2019s comments about \u201csexual orientation\u201d were not \u201cage-appropriate\u201d for her students.\" data-reactid=\"13\">According to BuzzFeed News, the move came after a parent had complained that Ms Bailey, who is gay, was promoting a \u201chomosexual agenda.\u201d The school ultimately\u00a0wrote in a press release\u00a0that the teacher\u2019s comments about \u201csexual orientation\u201d were not \u201cage-appropriate\u201d for her students.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"14\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"847\" data-reactid=\"15\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:105.9%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"17\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A teacher was told she was pushing the 'homosexual agenda', after she showed a photo of her and her partner. Source: CBSDFW\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ea1e5110-58e2-11ea-847d-88e977850a63.png);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"18\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"19\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A teacher was told she was pushing the 'homosexual agenda', after she showed a photo of her and her partner. Source: CBSDFW\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ea1e5110-58e2-11ea-847d-88e977850a63.png\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"29\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"A teacher was told she was pushing the 'homosexual agenda', after she showed a photo of her and her partner. Source: CBSDFW\" data-reactid=\"30\">\n<p>A teacher was told she was pushing the &#8216;homosexual agenda&#8217;, after she showed a photo of her and her partner. Source: CBSDFW<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"32\"><span data-reactid=\"33\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Those comments, according to Bailey\u2019s lawsuit, amounted to her showing a slideshow that included a photo of her and her then fianc\u00e9e, who she referred to as her \u201cfuture wife.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"34\">Those comments, according to Bailey\u2019s lawsuit, amounted to her showing a slideshow that included a photo of her and her then fianc\u00e9e, who she referred to as her \u201cfuture wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cWhat happened to me is most gay teachers\u2019 worst nightmare,\u201d Bailey said,&amp;nbsp;according to the Texas Tribune.\" data-reactid=\"35\">\u201cWhat happened to me is most gay teachers\u2019 worst nightmare,\u201d Bailey said,\u00a0according to the Texas Tribune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cWhy aren\u2019t straight teachers afraid to talk about their families?\u201d she questioned.\" data-reactid=\"36\">\u201cWhy aren\u2019t straight teachers afraid to talk about their families?\u201d she questioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cWhy do they feel comfortable to have a picture of their family on their desk without questioning their safety?\u201d\" data-reactid=\"37\">\u201cWhy do they feel comfortable to have a picture of their family on their desk without questioning their safety?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"But now Ms Bailey, who has moved to a new school, is being repaid for her suspension.\" data-reactid=\"38\">But now Ms Bailey, who has moved to a new school, is being repaid for her suspension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"A federal court ruled that the school\u2019s move was unconstitutional, and the teacher will receive $100,000 from the&amp;nbsp;Mansfield Independent School District&amp;nbsp;\u2014 $10,000 of which she and her now-wife Vazquez will donate to a charity that helps LGBTQ+ students.\" data-reactid=\"39\">A federal court ruled that the school\u2019s move was unconstitutional, and the teacher will receive $100,000 from the\u00a0Mansfield Independent School District\u00a0\u2014 $10,000 of which she and her now-wife Vazquez will donate to a charity that helps LGBTQ+ students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The district, which did not technically admit to any wrongdoing in the settlement, also agreed to add trainings related to LGBTQ+ issues and to consider creating new, sexual orientation-based protections for its teachers.\" data-reactid=\"40\">The district, which did not technically admit to any wrongdoing in the settlement, also agreed to add trainings related to LGBTQ+ issues and to consider creating new, sexual orientation-based protections for its teachers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Ms Bailey, 33,&amp;nbsp;told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram&amp;nbsp;in November 2019 that while she was hopeful regarding the lawsuit, the process had been draining.\" data-reactid=\"41\">Ms Bailey, 33,\u00a0told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram\u00a0in November 2019 that while she was hopeful regarding the lawsuit, the process had been draining.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"42\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"435\" data-reactid=\"43\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:54.4%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"45\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stacy Baily (right) was placed on eight-months administrative leave. after showing students a picture of her soon-to-be-wife, Julie Vazquez. Source: CBSDFW\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/628d4f70-58e3-11ea-afde-29400c7b1c5d.png);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"46\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"47\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stacy Baily (right) was placed on eight-months administrative leave. after showing students a picture of her soon-to-be-wife, Julie Vazquez. Source: CBSDFW\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/628d4f70-58e3-11ea-afde-29400c7b1c5d.png\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"57\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Stacy Baily (right) was placed on eight-months administrative leave. after showing students a picture of her soon-to-be-wife, Julie Vazquez. Source: CBSDFW\" data-reactid=\"58\">\n<p>Stacy Baily (right) was placed on eight-months administrative leave. after showing students a picture of her soon-to-be-wife, Julie Vazquez. Source: CBSDFW<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"60\"><span data-reactid=\"61\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cThis has been very traumatising to me. It has taken a toll on my body and my soul,\u201d she said.\" data-reactid=\"62\">\u201cThis has been very traumatising to me. It has taken a toll on my body and my soul,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"But the teacher said she\u2019s found a new, more accepting home at her current school, a nearby high school where several LGBTQ+ students welcomed her warmly on her first day.\" data-reactid=\"63\">But the teacher said she\u2019s found a new, more accepting home at her current school, a nearby high school where several LGBTQ+ students welcomed her warmly on her first day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019d ever seen a teacher out loud say they were gay,\u201d Bailey told BuzzFeed. \u201cTo see a grown-up who was successful and educated and not afraid? I don\u2019t think they had ever seen that before.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"64\">\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019d ever seen a teacher out loud say they were gay,\u201d Bailey told BuzzFeed. \u201cTo see a grown-up who was successful and educated and not afraid? I don\u2019t think they had ever seen that before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Ultimately, Ms Bailey said she sees her classroom as a \u201csafe space\u201d for students who may feel marginalised, telling BuzzFeed that she hopes her lawsuit will empower others.\" data-reactid=\"65\">Ultimately, Ms Bailey said she sees her classroom as a \u201csafe space\u201d for students who may feel marginalised, telling BuzzFeed that she hopes her lawsuit will empower others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cEven though you\u2019re made to feel small and made to feel less than, you can stand up in your own power and you can also make a change,\u201d she said.\" data-reactid=\"66\">\u201cEven though you\u2019re made to feel small and made to feel less than, you can stand up in your own power and you can also make a change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;In The Know&lt;\/strong&gt;\" data-reactid=\"67\"><strong>In The Know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;Do you have a story tip? 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Stacy Bailey, a former Teacher of the Year at\u00a0Charlotte Anderson Elementary\u00a0in Arlington, Texas, was placed on an\u00a0eight-month administrative leave\u00a0in 2017 after showing students a picture of her soon-to-be-wife, Julie Vazquez. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":208918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}