A Cape Coral middle school teacher, Casey Scott, was fired for sharing that she is pansexual and had children draw their own sexual orientations, back in March..“A discussion happened in class and because of that, now I’m fired,” said Scott in an interview with NBC. .“I like anyone ... male, female, non-binary, [or] transgender.”.Scott claims the middle school students were interested in her sexual orientation and they had a class discussion about pansexuality. .A pansexual is someone who is attracted to everyone regardless of their sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation..After the discussion, Scott had each child draw their sexual orientation and flags representing their own sexuality and gender identities ranging from transgender, non-binary, and gay..Scott displayed the students’ flags on the door of her classroom for everyone in the school to see, and school administrators told her to take them down..“They said it would be in the best interest if I got rid of them now,” said Scott. .“I went over to the recycling bin. I grabbed all their flags and all the kids were staring at me. And I crumbled their flags in front of them.”.The School District of Lee County (Florida) said they fired Scott from Trafalgar Middle School because pansexuality was not in the mandated curriculum..School district officials said “some students understood her explanation of her sexuality while others were left confused,” reported NBC..Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law a few days after Scott was fired..The bill strengthens parents’ rights to decide how their children are educated..“Parents have every right to be informed about services offered to their child at school, and should be protected from schools using classroom instruction to sexualize their kids as young as five years old,” said DeSantis. .“The bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and prohibits instruction that is not age-appropriate for students and requires school districts to adopt procedures for notifying parents if there is a change in services from the school regarding a child’s mental, emotional or physical health or well-being,” said a press release from the governor’s office..“The bill builds on the Parents Bill of Rights, which was signed into law in Florida last year, and is part of Governor DeSantis’ Year of the Parent focus on protecting parental rights in education.”.The School District of Lee County (Florida) did not respond to a request for comment.
