A trans teacher in Texas resigns after being targeted by conservatives online
A transgender teacher in Texas resigned from her job Monday, less than a week after a state lawmaker called for her to be fired over a social media video where she talks about feeling supported by her students.out feeling supported by her students.
A transgender teacher in Texas resigned on Monday, less than a week after a state lawmaker called for her to be fired over a social media video in which she talks about feeling supported by her students.
“I am heartbroken,” said Rosie Sandri, who taught sophomore English at Red Oak High School, just south of the Dallas metro area, for three years. She said she has wanted to be a teacher since she was 5 years old. “When I signed that resignation, it felt like my dream was being taken away from me."
Rosie Sandri resigned from her job at Red Oak High School on Monday.Courtesy Rosie SandriSandri, 33, came out as a trans woman about seven months ago and said her colleagues at school and the Red Oak Independent School District were very supportive. She said she never got up in front of her class and came out, but instead just started dressing differently. When students noticed and asked if they should call her by a different name or use different pronouns, she told them they could call her "whatever they were comfortable with."
She did tell them that she preferred she/her pronouns but added, "If you don’t agree with that, or you feel uncomfortable with that, you’re not going to hurt my feelings by calling me whatever you want.”
After she came out, Sandri started sharing videos of her experiences as a trans woman and teacher on TikTok. She said she filmed some of the videos in her classroom after school hours. She had about 150 followers prior to last week.
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