A Seattle high school teacher has been accused of reprimanding a student who identified as “heterosexual” after giving the student an assignment to think about things like their sexual orientation and race.
Ian Gollash, a 10th grade teacher at Chief Seals High School, teaches ethnic studies and world history. Parents alleged that a child in the class claimed Mr. Golash had implied that being “straight” was offensive and implied that being gay was “bent.”
As reported, After the Millennial generation, The students were given a task called “.social identity wheel” asked children to categorize their race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, etc.
The worksheet explains gender as how students perceive it socially. [themselves] They range from young women to young men. ”
Examples of sexual orientation include straight, homosexual, “pansexual,” and “asexual.”
Because of this, the boy's mother sent an email in September 2023 to the teacher and principal Rey Garcia Morales. Here's how I got the email: 770KTTH.
“When filling out the social identity wheel, [the boy] He was told that if he identified as straight, he would need to choose less offensive words. “It is completely inappropriate to dictate what terms students can and cannot use to identify themselves,” her mother reportedly wrote.
In his response, Golash said his comments were not aimed at the boy. However, he explained that his comments were for the entire classroom and that he “stated it clearly.” [he] Other than explaining the differences between races, ethnicities, and nationalities, I did not intend to teach them how to identify. ”
“I believe that language has power and that it shapes the culture we live in. In response to a student, I said in class that I would not use the word 'straight.' “That's because not being straight implies that it's not straight,'' Golash argued. “But I have no interest in telling them how to identify, and the wheels they are completing are for their own consideration, not for me to evaluate. I said it again.”
The same mother had previously accused Golash of her son failing a quiz because he answered “truth” to statements such as “all men have penises” and “only women can get pregnant.”
The Seattle public school system reportedly said at the time that the quizzes were meant to promote inclusion and were aligned with course content. The course syllabus reportedly stated that the class was a survey of “world economics, society, and culture.”
Seattle Public Schools declined to comment. new york post, citing the school district's failure to comment on pending litigation. The media has not received a response from the school's principal.
The Post Millennial pointed to Mr. Golash. have a criminal history And the aforementioned quizzes and alleged anti-Semitic lesson plans are already under investigation.
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