Middle school teacher loses control & scrawls "heteros rule" over students' Pride flag chalk art

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Sartartia Middle School students have accused a teacher of defacing their chalk art of Pride flags by scrawling “heteros rule” over top of it. The school district does not deny the allegation, simply sending parents a “vague” email that said there was a dustup but didn’t explain what happened.

Now parents are left wondering what happened and what the school district is going to do about it. One parent told a Houston news station that her child was present when the teacher lost control. “This was an opportunity to have a productive conversation. Instead, the kids felt ridiculed and less than, and honestly, afraid because the teacher lost control,” the parent said.

The kids were drawing Pride and trans flags on the courtyard sidewalk when the supervising teacher approached and demanded that they stop and erase the flags from the picture. When they refused, the situation escalated quickly. “The teacher then threatened to pour a drink on the chalk art, and finally grabbed some chalk and wrote ‘HETEROS RULE’ over the pride flags,” the parent said.

The school district later released a statement:

“We have been made aware of an unfortunate incident involving some of our students who reported an interaction with a teacher, which the students stated left them feeling disrespected and marginalized,” Sartartia Middle School Principal Cholly Oglesby said in an email to parents after the incident.

“Keeping in mind that the safety, health, and social and emotional well-being of our students and staff are always our top priority, we were extremely disheartened to hear about these allegations from members of the Sartartia Middle School community.”

“It is my sincere goal to always maintain an atmosphere of honor, inclusion, support and respect on our campus,” Oglesby added.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/middle-school-teacher-loses-control-scrawls-heteros-rule-students-pride-flag-chalk-art/

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1. In case anyone is confused by the photo that clearly shows screen writing on the photo:

The station highlighted the words for viewers after showing an unaltered version in the image above. The teacher’s chalk was peach-colored and can be difficult to see on a small screen.

An unaltered version is visible here:

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/05/05/fbisd-students-accuse-teacher-of-writing-heteros-rule-over-gay-pride-chalk-art/

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5. Geez, some of the comments on the story at that click2houston link

Yeah, this is the kind of teacher and community I'd want a kid who's having a tough time to be in.

[Caliman73]

7. Yes indeed. Goes to that saying, "Never read the comments"

It really makes you lose hope in humanity.

[Caliman73]

2. If the reporting on this incident is accurate, WTAF!?!

Heteros Rule? Is this teacher 12? Seriously, the 12 year old students drawing the Pride Flags have more sense than the teacher does. What the hell does a Pride Flag to to offend the sensibilities of an adult educator? I know that your religion can empower you to be a bigot and claim that people are being corrupted by an inclusive gesture. That teacher needs to have some significant consequences. Unless there was a specific rule prohibiting people from drawing chalk art political slogans in the courtyard, there isn't even a reason that the teacher should have interacted with them.

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4. Bless their heart

Heteros like him suck. Get use to use. We aren't going anywhere. Go to another straight pride rally you fucking clown

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6. What sort of a grown person

Let alone a professional educator shows this lack of restraint. WTF…..

[Phoenix61]

8. Having worked in a number of schools I'm not surprised.

I’d get called when a student was having a behavior issues. Some teachers would actually egg the student on. They wants the kid out of their class for whatever reason and decided poking them until the blew was the thing to do. There were times it was all I could do to not the the teacher to STFU. I no longer work that job.