LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky music teacher who resigned after writing a message on a classroom whiteboard encouraging students to "be yourself" said Tuesday the resulting controversy stemmed from LGBTQIA+ biases.
Tyler Clay Morgan told the Herald-Leader he wrote a message on his West Irvine Intermediate School classroom board that said, "You Are Free to Be Yourself With Me. You Matter." The message included a rainbow flag and rainbow colors.
He "never talked with the students about being gay," Morgan said Tuesday.
