Mansfield Teacher Suspended for Discussing Sexual Orientation With Students Is Back in Classroom

Mansfield ISD suspended Stacy Bailey in September 2017

A Mansfield ISD art teacher suspended last fall after at least one parent complained that she had discussed her sexual orientation with students has returned to the classroom โ€” but at a different school in the district.

Stacy Bailey, 32, will teach art at Lake Ridge High School for the 2018-19 school year. She began at Lake Ridge Monday and will teach grades nine through 12, district officials said Friday. Classes begin August 15.

Her attorney, Jason C.N. Smith said that Bailey has never taught high school and her transfer to Lake Ridge High was a "negative change with an increased workload and a steep learning curve."

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