Georgia educator says she was forced to resign after telling student she's gay
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Georgia educator says she was forced to resign after telling student she's gay
"He was talking badly about gay people. He was saying he didn't know any gay people because they are bad and stuff like that, so I was like you do know a gay person. He let me know he wasn't very happy to hear that."
"The woman from HR told me it will look better for your next job and for job applications if you resign. So, I agreed. I said I would resign, and then, in leaving, I find out that prevents me from taking any kind of action."
Cameryn Lovett, a special education paraprofessional in Georgia, faced pressure to resign after disclosing her sexual orientation to a student who made anti-LGBTQ+ comments. The brief exchange aimed to correct misinformation but was deemed inappropriate by school administrators. Lovett was given the choice to resign or be terminated and chose to resign, later regretting the decision. She was advised by HR that resigning would look better for future job applications, but this choice limited her ability to take further action against the district.
Read at Advocate.com
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