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    – In a joint letter to members of Lumberton Independent School District’s Board of Trustees the board chairs of Equality Texas and the Equality Texas Foundation today called for the reinstatement of a teacher suspended because she is transgender. The letter, from Equality Texas’ Sam Tornabene and the Equality Texas Foundation’s Steve Rudner, follows media reports that Laura Jane Klug, a substitute Teacher in LISD, has been suspended after the parent of a student complained that the presence of a transgender teacher in the classroom distracted students. “As the fiduciary agents of LISD we want to be certain that you are aware that denying employment on the basis of a person’s gender expression is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and that doing so creates liability for the district,” write Tornabene and Rudner. “More importantly, discrimination in employment because a person is transgender is a violation of basic Texas values. We are a state that, above all else, believes that anyone who is willing to work hard, and does their job well, deserves a chance. Denying that equal dignity runs contrary to the deepest fibers that weave us together.” KBTM, 12News reports that the LISD board of trustees will determine Ms. Klug’s future employment in a closed session, but that public input is anticipated at the public meeting of the board Thursday evening, April 10 at 7:00 pm. The Board of Trustees meets at 121 South Main, Lumberton, TX 77657.

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    – In a joint letter to members of Lumberton Independent School District’s Board of Trustees the board chairs of Equality Texas and the Equality Texas Foundation today called for the reinstatement of a teacher suspended because she is transgender. The letter, from Equality Texas’ Sam Tornabene and the Equality Texas Foundation’s Steve Rudner, follows media reports that Laura Jane Klug, a substitute Teacher in LISD, has been suspended after the parent of a student complained that the presence of a transgender teacher in the classroom distracted students. “As the fiduciary agents of LISD we want to be certain that you are aware that denying employment on the basis of a person’s gender expression is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and that doing so creates liability for the district,” write Tornabene and Rudner. “More importantly, discrimination in employment because a person is transgender is a violation of basic Texas values. We are a state that, above all else, believes that anyone who is willing to work hard, and does their job well, deserves a chance. Denying that equal dignity runs contrary to the deepest fibers that weave us together.” KBTM, 12News reports that the LISD board of trustees will determine Ms. Klug’s future employment in a closed session, but that public input is anticipated at the public meeting of the board Thursday evening, April 10 at 7:00 pm. The Board of Trustees meets at 121 South Main, Lumberton, TX 77657.

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    Letter From Equality Texas and Equality Texas Foundation Chairs To The Board of Trustees of The Lumberton Independent School District

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    – In a joint letter to members of Lumberton Independent School District’s Board of Trustees the board chairs of Equality Texas and the Equality Texas Foundation today called for the reinstatement of a teacher suspended because she is transgender. The letter, from Equality Texas’ Sam Tornabene and the Equality Texas Foundation’s Steve Rudner, follows media reports that Laura Jane Klug, a substitute Teacher in LISD, has been suspended after the parent of a student complained that the presence of a transgender teacher in the classroom distracted students. “As the fiduciary agents of LISD we want to be certain that you are aware that denying employment on the basis of a person’s gender expression is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and that doing so creates liability for the district,” write Tornabene and Rudner. “More importantly, discrimination in employment because a person is transgender is a violation of basic Texas values. We are a state that, above all else, believes that anyone who is willing to work hard, and does their job well, deserves a chance. Denying that equal dignity runs contrary to the deepest fibers that weave us together.” KBTM, 12News reports that the LISD board of trustees will determine Ms. Klug’s future employment in a closed session, but that public input is anticipated at the public meeting of the board Thursday evening, April 10 at 7:00 pm. The Board of Trustees meets at 121 South Main, Lumberton, TX 77657.

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    April 9, 2014

    The Trustees of the Lumberton Independent School Board 121 South Main Lumberton, TX 77657

    Dear Sirs and Madams; We have read with much distress recent reports that the Lumberton Independent School District has suspended substitute teacher Laura Jane Klug because she is transgender. As the fiduciary agents of LISD we want to be certain that you are aware that denying employment on the basis of a persons gender expression is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and that doing so creates liability for the district. More importantly, discrimination in employment because a person is transgender is a violation of basic Texas values. We are a state that, above all else, believes that anyone who is willing to work hard, and does their job well, deserves a chance. Denying that equal dignity runs contrary to the deepest fibers that weave us together. By all accounts Ms. Klug is an excellent educator. The sole reason for her suspension (and the sole reason her dismissal is being contemplated) is her gender expression. What lesson, as educators and parents, are we teaching our children when we behave as if some people are not worthy of respect or of being given a chance because of who they are? As the chairs of Equality Texas and the Equality Texas Foundation we encourage you to quickly correct this error, reinstate Ms. Klug and revise your employee manuals to comply with the law. Respectfully as fellow Texans,

    Board of Directors
    Sam Tornabene Chair, Dallas Danny Ramon Vice-Chair, Austin Jeanne Rubin Secretary, Frisco Perry Heitman Treasurer, Austin Chris Bell, Houston Christopher Busby, Houston Richard Farias, San Antonio Felipe Gutierrez, Ft Worth Whitney Kelly, Amarillo Saul Reyes, Dallas Steve Rudner, Dallas Kayla Shell, Austin Brian Thompson, Austin Julian Tovar, San Antonio Kathryn Winters, Denton

    Sam Tornabene, Chair, Equality Texas

    Steve Rudner, Chair, Equality Texas Foundation

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