Utah teacher on leave over TikTok video

LEHI, Utah (KTVX) — A trainer in Lehi, Utah, is on paid administrative go away whereas her faculty investigates a video posted on TikTok. 

The video, posted by a person named @miss_hall_, seems to indicate Jenna Corridor, a fourth-grade trainer at Renaissance Academy. Within the video, she explains that a few of her former LGBTQIA+ college students had “figured [out]” that she is queer, and due to this, her classroom has turn out to be a protected house for them after faculty. 

Within the video, the girl says throughout a sport of “Guess Who?” that as an alternative of asking the standard questions, the scholars requested about sexual orientation, saying, “Which one in every of these characters is a lesbian baddie that’s going to come back over and make you dinner?” 

“To imagine that speaking about making dinner along with her kids in a distinct dynamic than what they’ve seen in their very own houses can be dangerous is foolish,” Jessica Dummar, co-CEO of Utah Satisfaction Middle, stated.

Dummar stated punishing Corridor creates a double normal. 

On the opposite aspect of the argument is Corrine Johnson, the general public relations director for Utah Dad and mom United. 

“I feel dad and mom throughout Utah, after we see issues like this, you may’t assist however really feel a bit of bit violated,” stated Johnson, who believes these conversations ought to be had at dwelling, and never in school. 

“That may be a dad or mum’s area — values, attitudes and beliefs of their kids to be formed by dad and mom. And these matters, they do stray into the realm of faith,” Johnson stated. 

However Dummar stated this isn’t a dialog about faith or sexuality. 

“I feel that for those who can get up and say, ‘Hello, my identify is that this, and I’ve a partner that has a distinct gender,’ then it’s utterly for them to say, ‘I’ve a boyfriend or a girlfriend that’s my similar gender or a husband or a spouse that’s my similar gender.’ It isn’t sexuality — it’s identification,” stated Dummar. 

Renaissance Academy launched the next assertion:

“Late Friday afternoon, Might 6, 2022, we turned conscious of a regarding video posted to social media by one in every of our lecturers. Within the video, the trainer described a number of inappropriate conversations with former college students. The worker has been positioned on administrative go away pending an intensive investigation.

“Our lecturers are anticipated to comport themselves with the best diploma of professionalism. Habits that’s unprofessional, in violation of state code, or that violates the belief positioned in us by the households of Renaissance Academy is not going to be tolerated.”

Renaissance Academy stated the investigation ought to take three days to finish. Throughout that point, the trainer will stay on paid administrative go away.