Re: Gay El. Ed. student teacher

Was this from student teaching? What reason did the school
give you for dismissing you? They cannot dismiss you for your
sexual orientation or they could be denied federal funds.
You said it was a job. Was it a job or student teaching? Can
you have your school place you somewhere else?

On 5/28/05, dave wrote:
> On my third day at school, I was dismissed from my field
> for being gay, and also barred from the building. I am not
> sure who decided to "out" me, and why. I am not
> an �flaming homosexual�, nor am I a �hard core jock
> type�. I am just an average nice guy that wants to be a
> teacher.
>
> Previously all of my placements have been successful, and
> I've received some letters of praise.
>
> I really did not want to work in that part of town
> because of the underlining prejudice towards gays, but I
> took the job anyway. On my second day at the school, the
> staff and students questioned me about my personal life. I
> didn't give them any real information about myself, and I
> didn't lie either. I now believe that someone at my
> college sent her a fax that contained information about my
> personal life. My only proof is that I remember the format
> of the letter that I saw on her desk, and that letter is
> not among the correspondence from my college. I am not
> sure if I need to talk to a lawyer or the dean, but I need
> to save my career.