Kansas City, MO – A Kansas school district north of Emporia announced it will provide anti-discrimination training to its teachers and staff after a controversy over the treatment of a student who said she was a lesbian on her school bus.
In late January, an 8th grade girl in the North Lyon County School District (USD 251) was suspended for two days from riding the bus. That set off a chain of events in the North Lyon County school district near Emporia.
Following a complaint by the girl's family, an internal investigation by the Kansas Association of School Boards found Kristi Gadino, the bus driver; and Corey Wiltz, the principal of North Lyon County Elementary School, committed sexual harassment against the student under Title IX and district policy, as reported by the Emporia Gazette.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas got involved in the matter, threatening to sue if the district didn’t provide training to its staff.
Now, the district will do just that, announcing it will provide anti-discrimination training to teachers and staff, particularly as it relates to the LGBTQ community.
North Lyon County officials said in a letter to the ACLU that it will also make Title IX complaint procedures more transparent and publicly state the district's policies against discrimination.