Comments on: Teacher Accused of Causing Gayness, Which Is Incorrect and Impossible http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/ The World's Most Popular Independently-Owned Website for Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Mon, 20 May 2013 21:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Hibbs http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259368 Hibbs Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:59:10 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259368 I AM the teacher in this story! I have never brought this up in anyway before, outside of Broward schools. I have a right to protect myself I have been hunted by this administration for two years. I brought this story up because 11 of us came out publicly in June about Jon Marlow being a bully. I begged the district on many occasions to handle this in house, as I DID NOT want to go public with this. My fears have been justified! The parents are to blame. I should be shot ( according to many posts around the web). I have mostly received support and I have tried to explain again and again that this is about Jon Marlow! This story has NEVER been public before. I have protected many students over my career. After this case…last year I had to report abuse again and went home and cried. What will they do to me now? Nothing happened in that example. But I have always protected students. This is just one example. I have not divulged names of anyone other than administration at Deerfield Beach High School. The only legal action I am taking is against the school district! Do I not have the right to protect myself from a bully? This action was an attempt to take my teaching certificate. This was abuse to me from the administration at Deerfield Beach High School

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]]> By: Dougie http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259212 Dougie Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:59:41 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259212 I think Ms Hibbs needs to be applauded. I am a teacher, and am constantly trying to teach the pupils that calling people ‘gay’ or making fun of them is wrong. But kids learn from their parents.
Any teacher worth their salt would do what Ms Hibbs did. I would. Any form of abuse from a parent-figure, or anyone at all, shouldn’t be tolerated.

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]]> By: Maurys http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259193 Maurys Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:51:26 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259193 Teaching to be gay! Ha! That’s just stupid… Some teachers more than others make you feel gayer when u look at them, but i mean, that’s ok, it’s hormones and it happens to everyone! xD

Now seriously, there should be more Ms. Hibbs in the world… A safer enviroment where u can learn among academic stuffs, how to deal with your sexuality, it’s kind of hard when u’re feeling all these things and you can’t talk to anyone about them! *sigh* Thanks AS & Ms. Hibbs :-)

“All I want is a safe and secure educational environment for the staff and students.” (You may say I’m a dreamer…)

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]]> By: Maurys http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259190 Maurys Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:39:29 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259190 +1

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]]> By: Minz http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259173 Minz Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:52:31 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259173 You know, if I hadn’t hung out with lesbians, I’d never have known I was one! I would’ve just thought my inability to connect emotionally with men in relationships was normal. I just happened to be raised in a family which, while it isn’t at all closed or fundamentalist or whatever, is overwhelmingly straight.

If you were twisted, confused or clutching at straws, you could well see the chain of “child hangs around with lesbians or is told it’s OK to be gay -> child comes out” as a causative chain. For example, my dad could well think I’m gay because I played rugby. In fact, maybe he does! Never though of that before :O

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]]> By: Paper0Flowers http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259153 Paper0Flowers Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:12:41 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259153 I’d be really interested to see Ms. Hibbs on Ellen’s show because this is outrageous.

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]]> By: giles http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259133 giles Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:07:10 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259133 The part about “teaching” children to be gay is super making me wanna watch Milk. “How do you teach homosexuality? Is it like French?”

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]]> By: Katie http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259108 Katie Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:58:09 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259108 I’m a teacher at an independent high school and the administrators are awesome and give us all kinds of freedom with the curriculum. what does this mean? it means that i noticed my english students’ interest in women’s rights and history and i basically turned it into half english lit/half women’s studies. and i’m definitely going to be assigning some oscar wilde and tony kushner and audre lorde as well. i’ve managed to work out some kind of discussion about the gays in all of my classes actually…spanish, social studies, even biology. the good news is that all the kids are so on board with this and don’t have any problem with it. i’m one of two lesbian teachers at the school (i’m not out to my kids because we don’t talk about our personal lives but if they ever found out, they certainly wouldn’t care) and the other teachers don’t even bat an eye.

i guess the point of this little rant is that now i just feel even luckier to work at such an accepting, amazing school, and my heart breaks for those who don’t and try to stand up for what’s right in intolerant places. i wish all teachers felt this safe and empowered to be able to speak truthfully to their students about controversial topics. i hope this woman gets on ellen, that would be amazing! to the future….

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]]> By: RoseGraced http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259082 RoseGraced Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:25:05 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259082 My dad still uses the term “recruiting” when we talk about the gay community. *sigh*
I’m like “Dad, if it was actually possible, don’t you think I’d be spending all my time ‘recruiting’ Amanda Bynes?”

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]]> By: Jenna http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259054 Jenna Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:52:39 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259054 May be the teacher made the student realize she was gay and parents are blaming the teacher for that. At least the teacher was a good and strong enough person to confront the situation, instead of playing the game and chickening out and disappearing. :)

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]]> By: Whicolom http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259030 Whicolom Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:26:54 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259030 I totally agree with you, Kristen, I just thought it was important you knew what she had to say about it… :-)

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]]> By: Kristen http://www.autostraddle.com/outstanding-teacher-accused-of-causing-gayness-which-is-incorrect-and-impossible-149737/#comment-259016 Kristen Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:05:12 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=149737#comment-259016 Reading Hibbs’ post, I still can’t pardon the stepfather’s actions. From her response it looks like the principal was the one singling her out, but it wouldn’t have happened if the parents hadn’t made the complaint to begin with. I know she said the family is amazing to her, but that doesn’t negate what they had done. She was right to defend her student either way and no one should have seen the protection as a bad thing. Harassing your child because of their sexuality and blaming the nearest adult is never the solution.

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