Elementary School Teacher Faces Retaliation for Opposing District Policies on Transgenderism

Ray Shelton

 

A veteran teacher and two-time "Teacher of the Year" in a Los Angeles County School District, was placed on administrative leave after opposing district policies on transgenderism at a school board meeting.

 
Case Summary

Ray Shelton has been a fifth grade teacher at the Mark Keppel Elementary School in Glendale, California for the last 25 years. He has been named the school district’s “Teacher of the Year” twice and earlier this year won the PTA’s Golden Oak Award.

In April 2023, Ray attended a school board meeting where he opposed district policies that promote transgenderism and allow the secret transitioning children behind their parents’ backs. The next morning, Ray was pulled from his class and placed on administrative leave with a letter stating he was under investigation for unspecified “misconduct.”

Advocates is joining the Pivtorak Law Firm in defending Mr. Shelton's Constitutional right to free speech.

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