‘I’m a teacher but I serve God first’: Virginia teacher placed on leave after refusing to kowtow to trans ideology By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor
An elementary school in Virginia has placed a physical education teacher on leave after he told the school board that he wouldn’t affirm transgender identities because it’s tantamount to lying and child abuse, and stressed, “I’m a teacher but I serve God first.”
Leesburg Elementary School in Loudoun County placed the teacher, Byron “Tanner” Cross, on leave Thursday, Fox News reported.
The decision was made two days after Cross explained at a Loudoun County School Board meeting on May 25 why he wouldn’t “affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa.”
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“My name is Tanner Cross and I am speaking out of love for those who suffer with gender dysphoria,” he told the board.
Referring to CBS News’ “60 Minutes” investigation that aired Sunday, the Christian teacher said the over 30 young people who were interviewed by Lesley Stahl had “transitioned but felt led astray because of lack of pushback or how easy it was to make physical changes to their bodies in just three months.”
“They are now detransitioning,” he added, explaining that he was not intending to hurt anyone, “but there are certain truths that we must face when ready.”
“We condemn school policies like 8040 and 8350 because it would damage children, defile the holy image of God,” he continued. “I love all of my students but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences. I’m a teacher but I serve God first and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa because it’s against my religion.”
He stressed that “it’s lying to a child, it’s abuse to a child, and it’s sinning against our God.”
