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Gay Missouri Teacher Asked To Hide His Sexuality, Quits
A gay teacher in Missouri has resigned from his position after the school asked him to sign a letter asking him to hide his sexuality.John Wallis, who taught speech, theatre and world mythology at Neosho Junior High School, announced on that parents complained that the 22-year-old teacher would teach their child to be gay because Wallis had a Pride flag in his classroom.At the beginning of the school year, I had two signs above my whiteboards that read "In This Classroom EVERYONE is Welcome" and an LGBTQ+ pride flag on my bookshelf.2/— John M. Wallis (He/Him) (@MrJWallis) September 5, 2021“I was then instructed to take my flag and signs down.
