At the start of the school year, literature teacher Lucas Kaufmann included a “Things that describe me” slide on an introductory presentation to students.
A student questioned why a rainbow flag was featured in the presentation, to which the teacher responded that he is bisexual.
This enraged some parents at Winterset High School in Iowa, with Jacob Hall, who runs the local anti-LGBTQ+ website, Iowa Standard, writing a blog post attacking the teacher.
He claimed that a number of parents said the presentation “wasn’t appropriate for the classroom setting”. Hall also alleged that he had spoken to Superintendent Justin Gross, who apparently said that the district will “always welcome and appreciate the feedback of parents”.