School District Fires Teacher; He Says It's Because He Is Gay

Josh Hamilton, a teacher at Grapevine High School has been fired after the school alleges he violated its policy when sending text messages to a student. However, Hamilton said he was certain he was fired in reference to his sexuality, after sharing that he is gay with some of his students, ‘Star-Telegram’ reports.

“To be clear, Mr. Hamilton’s sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with the reason Mr. Hamilton has been proposed for termination,” Kristin Snively, a spokeswoman for the school district said in a statement. “Mr. Hamilton has been proposed for termination for good cause due to violations of the District’s electronic communications policy, violations of student privacy, failure to follow written directives, and violations of the Texas Educator’s Code of Ethics.

“In GCISD, we hold all employees to high standards for their interactions with our most important people, our students. His conduct is not acceptable for an educator in GCISD.”

Hamilton’s response to that was: “If we’re going to fire a teacher for texting a kid, we’re going to fire a lot of teachers in Texas.”

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