Jay Bowman said in a Facebook post he was fired for handing out First Capital Pride bracelets to his students at Huntington High School in Chillicothe, Ohio. Bowman said he also answered questions from students about the LGBTQ advocacy group. "If a kid has questions, if a kid wants honesty, I don't think I should be forbidden from providing that," Bowman told CNN affiliate
. The First Capital Pride Coalition, based out of Chillicothe, Ohio, supports the LGBTQ community by offering community events, advocacy efforts focusing on inclusion, and health equity education."I don't try to recruit anyone. The parents are responsible for the kids. The parents are the ones that need to teach their kids right and wrong," Bowman said.
he has taught within the Huntington Local School District for 30 years, and during his career, nearly 40 former students and athletes shared their sexual identity with him."Huntington is my home. It is where I got my first teaching job. It is everything to me. It just is. I love this community." Bowman's firing has elicited mixed emotions. Pictures shared with
showed some students wore pride bracelets to class after his firing, but other photos show"love is love" signs ripped and tossed in the toilet at the high school. The superintendent said a demonstration is planned at the school Monday, April 4, to support Bowman. Ruby said"student-led expression is permitted so long as there is no disruption to the education of students.
is reporting students and parents plan to attend the meeting to ask the school board to reconsider its policies.
This is the craziest story I've read today. There has got to be more tolerance than this. WheresTheEquality
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I would never want to see my children come home with gay paraphernalia distributed by school personnel. Egregious!
Wow how many parents thought the bracelet was just that a simple bracelet? Thru out the years really how many?
To bad she couldn’t had out intelligence
I'm gay. I'm a former teacher. If I were a principal I'd fire this person too.
Ass they should be...IsaidWhatisaid
The problem here is professionals shouldn't be talking to other peoples kids about anything sexual unless the kid is old enough to make his/her own decisions or the parents give consent. That's what all of those letters are, some form of sex that a small minority of people like.
Good…keep it too yourself your not going to push your bull shit on our kids!!!
LGBT issues do not belong in schools I don't care what you say and this is coming from a 42 year old Bisexual man. You can call me what ever you want cause I've been called every name in the book so bring it on.
Your a teacher not a social reformer DO YOUR JOB stick to the curriculum
Well deserved the firing 👍
How come American teachers wanna do everything EXCEPT teach?
Pretty soon kids will go to school and have to stare at a wall.. just so parents can work! 🤦♀️🤦♀️ GOP eduction school kids parents teaching
They should be fired. Why is anal sex being pushed in school? Be gay! Nobody cares! Don’t push this in schools! Prepare kids to pass calculus, physics, chemistry, and history! America is the greatest country and the greatest beacon for freedom ever! Teach pride in America!
Don't indoctrinate
Based on his posting, this is a non-story: Bowman added in another post on March 27 that he “did technically, violate a policy” that he did not know about by handing out the bracelets. He went on to say he has “zero regrets.”
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER you whack jobs. Pure activist. Has no business being in a classroom
How awful for that teacher, who should sue for discrimination!
Well, CLEARLY it's the Devil's bracelet
Good. Does not belong in a school
Lol.. Let the substitute hand out pro life pins and see what everyone says.
Can't we all just be people, we all bleed, we all eat and have the same bodily functions, we all love and hate, its time to unite not use acrynms to describe our differences. LGBTQ, Black, who knows what else. Maybe I should start a DFHF movement, Dying From Heart Failure.
A Lot of people would have a problem if a teacher handled out the Bible or a Christian book or verse to students in a public school. I have no issue with bracelets or this teachers' heart, but I think they should stick to the curriculum.
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Good!!!! No one should shove their ideas or ideologies on others!!! Just wait and see what happens if a teacher decides to pass out Bible verses, the whole world would go ballistic!!!
Not their job. Stop trying to indoctrinate kids.
“Latest example of LGBTQ discussion” ? There was no discussion it was a rogue teacher bringing their own curriculum into the classroom. that teacher should have been fired.
Would a sub be allowed to Jen’s out bracelets with Bible verses? Nope. No difference.
I would only suggest that the teacher hand the bracelet to the counselor and make a box put near the entrance
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This has no space in schools. Get back to teaching subjects to get kids ready for the real world.
It’s sexuality not a ethnicity, can’t y’all see that’s what ain’t right about giving out pride bracelets to kids
Good ! It’s not an educators job to teach our youth about sex ! Get over it !!
They’re not teachers, they’re activists.
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Why do gays find it necessary to involve everyone in the sexual inclination? Should heterosexuals also keep reminding the whole world of their nature ?
If you are proud of fucking your anus why should you involve my child
Good decision
Let's not push sexual preferences at school. That Seems like a discussion for after school and with a parent present...
Just the fact he is handing out rainbow bracelets he is promoting homosexuality in school and no matter which side you're on, it's still wrong. He deserved to be fired.
Good, get these Child Predators and Groomers out of our schools!
keep you personal sexual orientation out of school, so simple.
So true it will be time to come down on these woke companies. The majority of the people that work for these companies don’t even support there woke bs. Other than the parents what do you call a person that talks to a little kid about sex and pictures. Pervert
The teacher needs to be investigated for sexual abuse of minors!!! FBI should look into it!!! FoxNews should report more on it.
Good.
Good. Bar that person from teaching anywhere.
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This makes me happy that she was fired.
FFS: Keep your politics to your private life.
Why are they handing out pride bracelets as a substitute teacher? That’s not in the job description. Totally asinine. This stuff blows my mind
I dont know who made Americans believe that been LGBTQX is to be modernized
Teachers should be neutral and not be allowed to push any personal beliefs or raise awareness on any external cause. If rainbow bracelets are not part of the curriculum, they should not be handed out.
Teachers are there to teach. Nothing wrong with being gay and supporting your beliefs. But this was inappropriate. A teacher is not there to discuss religion, politics or LGBTQ+. But that being said, firing was a bit harsh.
U suppose the teacher had it coming
There must be more to this. Fired for violating a 'rule' after teaching for 30 years. These are high schoolers, right?
Firing the teacher is an overreaction. I think it’s weird to hand out bracelets celebrating a sexual orientation though
👏👏👏👏👏STOP LGBT !!!
It's called grooming kids for sex. The reason why homosexuals want to 'educate' school children about homosexuality.
He should be fired. This is political.
We want to keep our kids miles away from any deviancy, they need to grow healthy!
The school systems in America is so screwed up..my child couldn’t bring Valentine’s Day cards and candy into her class this year because one child was a Jehovah witness…no Christmas no St. Patrick’s Day and no Halloween..STUPID let kids be kids!
it is wrong---the other side does it too.
This is the latest outrage porn theme. Like police and black men in 2020.
Good. Focus on raising math and reading skills.
Can they hand out ‘straight’ bracelets
This is where we are in 2022. The racists crawled out from their holes because of Trump, and now it’s the homophobes. And usually if you are one, you are the other as well. Stop policing people. Some kids are gay. Always have been. Always will be. Get over it and get a hobby.
My home state is just getting worse and worse.
Most school systems have rules that teachers cannot promote political or social agendas to their students at school. The teacher simply violated a rule & the proper disciplinary action was taken. It was not about the message, it was about the rule. Had a relative suffer the same.
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How about teachers stick to STEM that’s the future not handing out bracelets. We spend more money per student and our results don’t come close to other countries. I believe Chicago is at 16k per student
Good..should be fired. Stop throwing that crap in our/kids faces.
Dont comment until you read the damn article. The teacher didn't get fired over bracelets. They had complete class room discussion on LGBTQ advocacy. Keep your outside agenda to yourself. If it's not related to the curriculum then get tf out. Simple as that.
Start firing more of these weirdo teachers. Disney has openings.
Yes get him/her out that is not right
What is going on in America?. This is madness.
When will people learn that your personal life your personal belief do not belong in your work place. Holy crap go back to talking about friends at the water cooler
well great job for turning kids into LGBTQ , nobody care what’s ur sex preference is but to promote ur sex preference to student is disgusting,enough with all this so call liberal right u got it u just keep it , don’t promote
Why not just keep your sexuality to yourself..these idiots need to understand we don't care about them,we don't hate them either,we just want to breathe without them flashing their sexuality in our faces
I'm not ready! Don't rub it in my face or my child's!!!!!😵💫😠
Why should a teacher share their so called LGBTQ pride bracelet to students? That's totally unacceptable😞
How unsurprising that this story elicited so much bigotry, as well as idiotic conclusions. 'pushing' 'imposing' 'don't force things on people' 'indoctrinate/brainwash' 'trying to convert' None of which was happening here.
Is handing out Gay pride wristbands part of his job description? is he in the school to brainwash his students into becoming gay...If no he should be fired
Good for him,rubish teacher
Hey hey hey, enough of all this rubbish. If you are a gay, please keep it to yourself. Because people that aren't gay a not announcing it.
A teacher needs to be a neutral person and cannot indoctrinate/brainwash his students. On the other hand, what is the relation between LGBTQ community and the rainbow?
Stop gay propaganda.
Anyone else find it weird the second word in the tweet about a teacher of high school kids is about who he has sex with
What if it was a cross?
Rainbow colored? Seriously get a life school district.
Dont open up yr country to this as it will speed up yr decline.
When do you allow advocacy of any movement? Or viewpoint, lifestyle? I can think of a lot more damaging perspectives that could leverage their points of view to kiddos whose judgement centers are as yet not fully developed. Better none than all in this case.
Why do teachers feel the need to share political opinions and sexuality with their students ? Just teach. Do your job. Stop pushing this delusion that everyone seems to be playing into. Leave that shit at home. Stop pushing your opinions and beliefs on children.
I am natural
Why can’t people’ sexual orientation stay out of school, this goes to all, straight ect. Why do we can who people like ? Live your life. No announcement needed
What subject was he teaching? If he was teaching them social study’s or some useless subject like that then grand that’s what they for but not in the actual educational side of classroom
But can have the military on campus grooming 14 years olds ….ok
Should have been prosecuted too.
Yeah how about not dragging students into your sex life kthnx
Go back in your closet!!!!!
She should be fired!!!!!!
He should be fired..you dont see anyone handing out heterosexual bracelets and if they did all hell would break loose.
God this country is in such a sorry state with all these wanna be educators who understand nothing about education.
Unless they are recruiting someone to be gay...
Good. Has no place in a public school
Let's hand out BIBLES 📖
Middle school biology teaches kids 46xx and 46 xy is what you will always be. A man or a female. No medication or thoughts will ever change that or society way of thinking will never change that.
Should be handing out homework. 🤡world
Good he should get his license suspended
The first teacher I ever loved was a plump, brown, effeminate, presumably gay man, who was an excellent teacher who loved his colleagues and students, brought my 4th grade class chocolates from Switzerland, etc. But he didn't proselytize about homosexuality to his students!
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