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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Kelly Rissman

Trans teacher details ‘heartbreaking’ decision to resign as lawmakers ridiculed her for social media post

A transgender teacher in Texas has quit after facing harassment and vile comments from lawmakers and the public over her social media post.

“I had to resign from my teaching job,” Rosalyn Sandri, a high school English teacher who came out as transgender about seven months ago, posted to TikTok Monday after lawmakers and social media users attacked her online. But, she promised, “I will not be scared into silence.”

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