German teacher sends students candy & note comparing trans kids to rattlesnakes

A portion of the note sent to students by a South Dakota high school German teacher
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A South Dakota German teacher is being widely criticized after sending four high school students a note along with candy and a DVD to explain why he couldn’t support and respect their transgender friends.

The instructor, Calvin Hillesland, compared trans students to rattlesnakes and deadly fire.

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In the letter, Hillesland tells students that he has decided to stop using the correct pronouns for trans students, claiming that he is “protecting” the students from “a lie.”

“If there were a rattlesnake under a pile of leaves on the path in front of you, I’m hoping you could easily imagine that I would run out ahead of you to warn you,” he wrote. “If your home were on fire, I’m hoping you could believe that I would try to help you get out.”

Watertown School District officials rushed to put out a statement distancing itself from the teacher after Hillesland…

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