A teacher who identifies as genderfluid won;t be returning to her post after she came out as trans in February in an open letter (Picture: Pexel)
A school principal who came out as transgender to staff and parents at her school won’t have her contract renewed.
Principal Shannon Daniel, who identifies as gender fluid, worked at Stanley elementary school in Swampsott, 15 miles north of Boston, in February.
She came out in an open letter addressed to staff and parents of pupils, to which the school’s superintendent, Pamela Angelakis, praised her for her ‘courage, honesty and transparency’.
But, following a meeting between faculty and parents on 1 March Stanley Elementary parents and board members took a vote of no confidence, reported The Boston Globe.
School principal contract will not be renewed
Principal Daniels was placed on administrative leave over ‘performance related issues’ (Photo: Unsplash/Aaron Burden)
The school now says that the decision was performance related and placed her on administrative leave.
Nevertheless, on Wednesday (14 March), Angelakis announced Principal Daniels would remain on leave until the end of the school year on 30 June.
She confirmed that Daniels’ contract would not be renewed.
Principal’s departure deemed ‘a personnel matter’
Posted by Stanley Elementary School on Wednesday, December 3, 2014
‘As this is a personnel matter, and out of respect for Principal Daniels’ privacy, I will not be commenting on the reasons for this decision,’ she emailed parents.
‘Swampscott Public Schools wishes Principal Daniels the best moving forward.’
‘I thought I would never be able to reveal my true self’
Back in February, Daniels’ original letter detailed how she spent years trying to come to terms with identity.
‘I have never felt completely happy or at peace. I got to the point that I thought I would never be able to reveal my true self. Frankly, the prospect of doing so was terrifying. That has changed.’
‘While my decision is intensely personal, I realize I play a public role in the community.
‘I know there will be questions, and I am aware of the likelihood that my transition won’t necessarily be easy for everyone,’ she wrote.
