Three middle school counselors in Amherst, Massachusetts, have been placed on administrative leave over claims they allegedly misgendered LGBT students and tried to convert them.
According to a May 9 notice to the counselors, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School initiated a Title IX complaint against the three school officials and referred the matter for federal investigation to the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Human Resources at the U.S. Department of Education.
The notice cites two separate occasions in which the counselors are accused of using the wrong gender pronouns to address a student or students.
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School has launched a Title IX investigation into the three school officials. The complaint is being handled by the school’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Human Resources….