Stacy Bailey is not a stranger to being in the local spotlight in Arlington, Texas, because she’d previously been named “Teacher of the Year” at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School twice.
But Bailey found herself in the middle of a controversy when parents of kids at the school complained to the school district after the teacher, who is a lesbian, showed a photo to the students and told the kids that the other woman in the photo was “her future wife.”
Congrats again to our 2016 Charlotte Anderson Teacher of the year, Ms. Stacy Bailey! #MISDOscarNight2017 #youmakeusproud @msbailey_cae pic.twitter.com/VxulHogYPH
— Ms. Clayton (@msclayton_cae) May 8, 2017
One parent complained that Bailey had a “homosexual agenda”…whatever the hell that means.
Bailey answered this way:
“When a straight teacher happily announces that she and her husband are expecting a baby to her elementary class, is she saying something inappropriate to very young and impressionable students?
Is she announcing her sexual orientation? Is she presenting her life in a way that promotes her political beliefs?
Of course not. She’s simply sharing facts about her life.”
In September 2017, Bailey was suspended by the school district for eight months and was then relocated to a high school.
#Texas art teacher Stacy Bailey was suspended last year after showing the photo of her 'future wife' Julie Vazquez. The couple got married in March this year. She is now seeking a jury trial and reinstatement at the school #Arlington #PassItOn
#GetStacyBaileyBackToSchool
— Joey G. Mueller (@JoeyGMueller) May 11, 2018
Bailey decided to sue for discrimination.
The case was heard at the Northern District of Texas federal court in Dallas and she recently received a settlement of $100,000 from the district.
A Texas art teacher was put on leave in 2017 for showing students a photo of her and her "future wife," after a parent accused her of promoting a "homosexual agenda."
Stacy Bailey just won a $100K settlement that clears her record and forces school staff to do LGBTQ+ training. pic.twitter.com/03IIPyALO2
— AJ+ (@ajplus) February 27, 2020
Bailey said,
“If you are a school district that thinks you can bully a gay teacher out of their job, I hope you remember my name and I hope you think twice.”
Bailey is married to the woman in the photo that caused all the uproar and said she will donate $10,000 of her settlement money to a charity that helps LGBTQ students.
Not that’s a story with a happy ending!
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