Results: Houston-area teacher fired for attending drag show at downtown bar
Published on 08/02/2023
The 19-year veteran teacher was let go based on social media posts on her personal account from a drag performance at Houston's Hamburger Mary's. -Chron.com
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Kristi Maris, a co-worker and her daughters went to a July 13 drag show at Hamburger Mary's, an iconic queer venue in Houston. Soon after, Maris got a phone call from First Baptist Academy, where she'd taught for 19 years, informing her she had been fired. Per ABC 13's Lodhia, the school's senior pastor referenced the school's operating policies manual when asked about the firing. The pastor specifically cited a line stating that employees "will act in a godly and moral fashion at work, on Facebook and in my community." Maris agreed to the clause but wasn't aware attending a drag show violated it. Do you think attending a drag show is violating the "act in a godly and moral fashion" policy?
Yes
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No
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Undecided
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Regardless of if you agree with her being fired or not, do you think Facebook and social media posts should be a part of the "acting godly and moral" policy? Yes, the teachers and staff should conduct themselves on social media the same way they do at work
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No, social media posts should be off limits for the policy
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