"Massoudi recited Bible verse Matthew 18:6, saying: "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned in the depth of the sea," to claim that Isicoff's visibility as a queer teacher was inappropriate for children."
"Isicoff, who has taught in the district for seven years, said at an earlier meeting: "I'm queer without me needing to say it... when I bring in brownies, I get to tell my students that my husband made those.""
"Margie Massoudi made the comments at a school board meeting in Duval County Public Schools district, in Jacksonville, Florida, last week. She criticised teacher Steven Isicoff after he said his husband had baked the treat for his pupils and that his students knew he was queer."
A community member, Margie Massoudi, objected at a Duval County Public Schools board meeting after teacher Steven Isicoff said his husband baked brownies for his class and that his students knew he was queer. Massoudi recited Matthew 18:6 and argued that Isicoff's visibility as a queer educator was inappropriate for children. Isicoff, a seven-year district teacher, said he is queer without needing to declare it and that he tells students his husband made the brownies. The exchange drew attention and was shared on social media with commentary and hashtags.
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