Missouri Wants to Jail LGBTQ-Friendly Teachers

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KYTV-TV that teachers who allow students to access LGBTQ literature or have LGBTQ-supportive signs or symbols in their classroom will also be subject to criminal charges for supporting social transition. “Teachers are there in the schools to teach the topics that they’re trained to teach and to help those children grow in knowledge,” he said. “They’re not there to necessarily push a total social agenda, things of a sexual nature.”He also defended the requirement that such teachers register as sex offenders, saying, “There have to be some repercussions of discussing things of a personal nature with students that we shouldn’t be teaching or shouldn’t be talking with them about.”If a student approaches a teacher about their gender or a topic that is considered “sexual,” Gragg says the teacher should notify the students’ parents immediately.“Teachers should say, ‘That’s that’s a very important topic.

That’s something that I can’t discuss with you because there are certain rules. However, I would encourage you to talk with your parents and if you are having difficulty with that, we can we can assist with that,'” he said.Gragg has insisted that he submitted the bill to address the concerns of parents who believe that their children are being taught age-inappropriate material or lessons that run counter to their religious beliefs, and are being “indoctrinated” by teachers without parents’ knowledge.“Education begins at home, and it’s time for the few liberal activists who’ve infiltrated the education system to stop interfering in the relationships between parents and their children,” Gragg wrote in a statement to Newsweek. “We need to make sure our teachers, those who spend their lives helping our children grow and prepare for.