Rachel Stonecipher was one of two MacArthur High School teachers removed from the campus after questioning the removal of Safe Space stickers.
In 2017, administrators at Mansfield ISD suspended once-Teacher of the Year Stacy Bailey, placing the elementary school art teacher on leave because she showed a picture of her female spouse to her class.
Bailey filed suit, and a federal court ruled in her favor, declaring her suspension to be unconstitutional. And in February 2020 — more than two years later — the school district finally agreed to pay Bailey $100,000.
As part of their efforts to put the matter completely to rest, Mansfield ISD administrators also agreed to provide mandatory training to human resources and counseling staff on LGBTQ