Anti-gay Temecula school district fires superintendent
18.06.2023 - 23:01
/ qvoicenews.com
The Temecula school district, in the midst of a conservative Christian revolt over LGBTQ+ curriculum materials, has fired the superintendent. Behind closed doors before Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Temecula Valley Unified School District, the board voted 3-1 to fire Jodi McClay. Her firing was mentioned to the public during the meeting. At that time, McClay left the dais, waved to the audience, and said, “Thank you.”
The Temecula school district, in the midst of a conservative Christian revolt over LGBTQ+ curriculum materials, has fired the superintendent.
Behind closed doors before Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Temecula Valley Unified School District, the board voted 3-1 to fire Jodi McClay. Her firing was mentioned to the public during the meeting. At that time, McClay left the dais, waved to the audience, and said, “Thank you.”
The crowd reacted to her dismissal with boos and claps.
The Temecula school district board gave no explanation for McClay’s firing.
This board is the same one that had three members elected in November with the support of a far-right anti-gay group and that recently rejected an LGBTQ-inclusive textbook, with board members calling pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk a pedophile.
McClay had worked in the Temecula school district for 25 years. A coalition of former Temecula school district officials wrote a letter expressing concern about her ouster, saying she has “established and maintained a solid record of instructional excellence.”
“She is a person of outstanding character and a leader of the most excellent caliber,” the letter added.
In May, the board rejected a social studies textbook and curricular materials designed for kindergarten through fifth grade. It included