Teacher Under Investigation for Handing 'Transphobic' Note, DVD to Students
Newsweek that "a faculty member handed a letter to four students in our high school.""In this letter, the faculty member attempted to open a conversation about the students' gender identity," the district's statement reads. "The Watertown School District does not support this sort of action, and we respect the rights of our students to be who they are."We strongly condemn any discrimination based upon sexual orientation or sexual identity.
We want to provide a safe learning environment for all students. We are currently investigating the situation to determine an appropriate outcome."The faculty member is reportedly Calvin Hillesland, a German teacher at Watertown High School.When asked by Newsweek if Hillesland would receive any disciplinary action for the letter in question, Danielsen said, "At this point, anything related to the staff member is considered [personal], and therefore I cannot speak to that."Hillesland's letter allegedly discussed gender identity and said it would be "wrong" and "a lie" to call students by their requested masculine names.An alleged copy of the letter was posted on Twitter by Lee Bruns, who claimed to be from South Dakota and describes himself as a father in his biography.South Dakota.
Zero days without being a national embarrassment. Local teacher at the high school thought it was a good idea to hand this letter to several students.
