Tennessee teacher transferred after 'It's OK to Be Gay' article in yearbook [View all]
Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel
The Lenoir City High School teacher who found himself at the center of a series of controversies surrounding the school newspaper and yearbook has been transferred to another position within the school system.
James Yoakley, who served as chair of the English department at LCHS, has been transferred to the Lenoir City Middle School, according to Rosemary Quillen Chairwoman of the school board. Yoakley has been teaching at the high school for 11 years and has been supervisor of the school paper and yearbook for six years.
... In February, LCHS senior and editor of the school newspaper Krystal Myers created a stir when an article she wrote about atheism for the school newspaper generated a national debate on the issue.
... Earlier this month Yoakley came under fire from parents and other residents for allowing the LCHS yearbook to publish a student-written article on the experiences of a gay student. The article, titled "It's OK to be Gay," ignited a storm of protest including calls for a criminal investigation into Yoakley's influence on his students.
Read more: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/25/lenoir-city-teacher-in-yearbook-02/
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