Teacher reprimanded for sex joke placed on leave after more complaints surface

A Washington state highschool trainer was positioned on administrative depart after initially being formally reprimanded for making a sexually suggestive joke about lubricant to college students throughout class.

“We obtained further complaints relating to the trainer, so put her on administrative depart to permit extra time to conduct an investigation,” an Anacortes College District spokesperson advised KTTH radio host Jason Rantz. 

Science trainer Casey Anderson initially “obtained a proper letter of reprimand” following a social media publish the place she recounted a sexually suggestive joke she made to her class. The social media publish sparked outrage amongst mother and father, in keeping with Rantz.  

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“The latest entry into, ‘Issues Ms. Anderson Will Hear About From HR,” Anderson posted to social media on March 5. 

The publish included a photograph of a novelty “cat butt” tissue dispenser, the place tissues are disbursed by means of the cat’s bottom. 

Anderson wrote within the social media publish {that a} scholar had requested refill the empty dispenser. 

“I pause for a second, then inform my class, ‘I flip down the lights, placed on some comfortable music and use a LOT of vaseline,’” she wrote.

“I’ll have them retrieved [sic] an enormous container of petroleum jelly I had in my closet (for…causes…) and positioned it proper by the cat,” she continued. “Class took a flip after that.”

Shut-up of container of Vaseline model petroleum jelly, Lafayette, California, January 20, 2022.
(Gado/Getty Photos)

Anderson being positioned on depart comes after Superintendent Justin Irish advised Fox Information Digital final week that the incident didn’t benefit a termination. 

“Though this conduct is regarding, it doesn’t benefit such an excessive outcome as termination,” he mentioned on the time. “The district reached its determination in session with authorized counsel, the trainer’s union and relevant state legal guidelines. The district expects all workers to stick to skilled requirements and can proceed to work with all employees to make sure that these requirements are met.”

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The brand new allegations prompting her to be positioned on depart are unclear, however the district confirmed to Rantz it had beforehand seemed into two different complaints. These complaints weren’t deemed to have damaged faculty coverage. 

One of many complaints reportedly centered on a Fb publish studying, “Making your children queer since 2020.” 

The opposite criticism involved Anderson, who’s allegedly transgender, reportedly sharing an excessive amount of details about her gender identification, in keeping with Rantz.

“The varsity investigated this criticism, and it was discovered to be unfounded and sure the results of scholar rumour,” the spokesperson advised Rantz. “A number of college students had been interviewed, and it was decided that she didn’t make the feedback that had been reported to the highschool administration.”

Anacortes Excessive College didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for touch upon Anderson now being positioned on administrative depart. 

Fox Information’ Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.