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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does this law mean that a teacher or staff that happens to be LGBTQ and gets "outed" would potentially be in violation of the law? It's one thing to limit the teaching of homosexuality to the curriculum or give parents an out (not that I agree with it), but it seems to be an entirely different matter to jeopardize someone's career simply for who they are, whether they've mentioned it or not.[/quote]

This is what the bill (pre-expansion to higher grades) says: "Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."

Seems that it depends entirely on how it's enforced, and we don't yet know what that will be like. Is it "classroom instruction" for a lesbian teacher to mention her wife? Is it "age appropriate or developmentally appropriate" for her to do so? These terms aren't expanded upon in the bill. [/quote]

Oh, if you're asking whether someone else, not the lesbian teacher, mentions her wife, then no, I don't think it could conceivably be read to penalize her for being outed by someone else. [/quote]

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