Southern Illinois: 'Teacher hid LGBT club from parents, violated district policies'

 By Samantha Kamman - Posted at The Christian Post:

Published December 6, 2023

An Illinois teacher reportedly shared in an email thread that she concealed an LGBT club from parents by calling it "Bubbles" with the kids, which the superintendent of the school district clarified is a violation of the district's policies.

The anonymous teacher was employed by Red Bud High School in August 2022 when she discussed how to hide information about the Gender & Sexualities Alliance group with teachers from other school districts.

In October, the parental rights advocacy group Parents Defending Education shared copies of the emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The group clarified that the students involved were as young as sixth grade.

According to one email thread, the Red Bud teacher explained that the club uses Google Classroom, but they do not invite the parents.

In the beginning, we named it something that did not identify the group, but the kids knew what it was," the teacher wrote in the email. "Bubbles is what they came up with.

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