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Teacher's aide leaves job as strife over Pasco's LGBTQ policies continues [View all]
They left on the first day of school, prompted by the principal's concerns for their safety.Teacher’s aide leaves job as strife over Pasco’s LGBTQ policies continues
Tampa Bay Times, 7/14/2022
Valeria Saldivar couldn’t wait to become a kindergarten teacher’s aide when the school year started last month at Trinity Elementary in Pasco County.
“I had heard so many great things about Trinity from people that work there and people in the community,” said Saldivar, 23, who wants a career helping children. “I was working with a really experienced teacher. It was really a good experience overall.”
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As parents often do when they learn someone new will be interacting with their children, some of them looked up Saldivar on social media. They found public-facing pages showing Saldivar identified as non-binary queer, used “they” and “them” pronouns, and supported movements such as Black Lives Matter.
Disapproving chatter quickly spread in private message groups, fueled by Pasco members of the conservative group Moms for Liberty. Soon the comments were shared publicly, and word circulated that some people might show up at dismissal to raise a fuss.
“I had heard so many great things about Trinity from people that work there and people in the community,” said Saldivar, 23, who wants a career helping children. “I was working with a really experienced teacher. It was really a good experience overall.”
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As parents often do when they learn someone new will be interacting with their children, some of them looked up Saldivar on social media. They found public-facing pages showing Saldivar identified as non-binary queer, used “they” and “them” pronouns, and supported movements such as Black Lives Matter.
Disapproving chatter quickly spread in private message groups, fueled by Pasco members of the conservative group Moms for Liberty. Soon the comments were shared publicly, and word circulated that some people might show up at dismissal to raise a fuss.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/09/14/pasco-school-district-dogged-by-continuing-strife-over-lgbtq-policies/
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