About 20 teachers and parents walked into a Cupertino Union School District board meeting Oct. 10, armed with signs that read, “Keep LGBTQ students and teachers safe at CUSD.” Another group of about eight people clutched signs that read, “Advanced gender topics don’t belong in TK.” Both groups were there for one reason — to battle over LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum.
The flare up surrounds a Cupertino Union School District transitional kindergarten teacher, who identifies as nonbinary and queer, and has been put on leave after a poster in their classroom including the pronouns he, she, they, ze, tree and me sparked community outrage at Dilworth Elementary School in August. San José Spotlight is not naming the individual over safety concerns.
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