Wake preschool teacher who used LGBTQ flash cards resigns. Police on campus today.
A Wake County teacher has resigned amid the controversy over the use of LGBTQ themed flash cards in her preschool classroom.
The preschool teacher, who was not immediately identified by the Wake County school system, resigned from Ballentine Elementary School in Fuquay-Varina on Friday, according to Lisa Luten, a district spokeswoman.
Some critics on social media had demanded that the teacher be fired, but a parent in that special-needs preschool class praised the teacher as being a caring educator.
“She is an amazing teacher who has worked tirelessly in an unpredictable school year to provide a safe, loving and inclusive classroom for our children to grow,” Jackie Milazzo, whose child is in the preschool class, said in an interview Tuesday.
The issue came to light on Friday, when N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore issued a press release saying Rep. Erin Paré was contacted by a constituent that the flash cards were being used to teach colors to children in a preschool class at Ballentine.
