{"id":1436681,"date":"2022-04-14T07:30:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1436681"},"modified":"2022-04-14T07:30:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T11:30:59","slug":"wisconsin-teacher-dances-in-drag-for-students-district-says-parents-mostly-dont-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-teacher-dances-in-drag-for-students-district-says-parents-mostly-dont-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Teacher Dances In Drag For Students. District Says Parents Mostly Don\u2019t Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-teacher-dances-in-drag-for-students-district-says-parents-mostly-dont-care%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1436681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dragteacher.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>MADISON \u2014 Last week\u2019s Middleton High School\u2019s Fine Arts Week culminated with a song and dance performance by French teacher Matthew Kashdan \u2014 in drag.<\/p>\n<p>Kashdan strutted onto the auditorium stage in a high-cut, blue sequined dress, red boots, and blond wig, lip-syncing and dancing to \u201cRain on Me\u201d by pop divas Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. It was all a surprise to the assembled students in the Madison, Wisconsin suburb.<\/p>\n<p>The performance was captured on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v10pff9-middleton-hs-french-teacher-performs-in-drag-for-students-at-fine-arts-day.html\">video<\/a>\u00a0and sent to conservative talk show host Vicki McKenna.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"LsqImMlU6BSjuEH1OeXKT3Wh24Jg9CVNDtfc0p5nabyR7zY\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Students in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcpasd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mcpasd<\/a> school were treated to a drag queen performance by a \u201cdrag teacher\u201d during school hours. Imagine if they focused on teaching math, science, and history instead of drag. This is sickening. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TvyoQ8pW6r\">pic.twitter.com\/TvyoQ8pW6r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1513932643494084609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kashdan\u2019s act is not sitting well with parents who believe public schools aren\u2019t the place for drag queen cotillions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI send my children to school and entrust them to teachers that I have to believe are professionals who won\u2019t destroy their innocence for their own pleasure,\u201d a Middleton-Cross Plains Area Schools parent wrote in an email alerting McKenna. \u201cIf MATTHEW KASHDAN makes a decision to perform his drag show at school, what else does he do in his classroom with a roomful of children? What kind of educators thought this was appropriate? Drag shows are \u2018fine arts\u2019?\u00a0 If a teacher is a pole dancer or stripper, can they also perform for my children?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care what MATTHEW KASHDAN does outside of school. I DO CARE what he does at Middleton High School,\u201d the parent added.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Valladolid, the district\u2019s director of Information and Public Relations, said Fine Arts Week is an annual event at Middleton High School that allows students and staff to showcase their talents in music, art, dance, and theater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe week is full of performances that are enjoyed by students and staff alike. Performances range from music to dance to martial arts, culinary arts, visual arts, language arts, and other arts that fit our extensive definition of The Arts,\u201d Valladolid wrote in an email response to Empower Wisconsin\u2019s questions. She said parent permission to attend the events has never been required since the event\u2019s inception many years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, the week concludes with a staff talent show \u201cthat historically has been a very popular part of the week.\u201d Valladolid said staff performances are vetted by MHS teaching faculty.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday morning, the school had received one parent complaint about the performance, the district spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe school is reviewing protocols and processes going forward to make sure all perspectives are considered,\u201d Valladolid said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashdan\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthew-kashdan\">LinkedIn page<\/a>, the French teacher is \u201clooking to shift away from K-12 public education and into higher education study abroad programming and advising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Middleton High School made the news for drag dress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel3000.com\/cross-dressing-students-cause-stir-at-middleton-high-school\/\">In 2014<\/a>, some students defied a request from school officials not to cross-dress during a senior dress-up day. The superintendent warned that cross-dressing, a tradition on dress-up day for years, could be hurtful to gay, lesbian, and transgender students in the school.<\/p>\n<p>The latest flap comes as the school district mulls another referendum, including money for teacher raises to keep up with soaring inflation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON \u2014 Last week\u2019s Middleton High School\u2019s Fine Arts Week culminated with a song and dance performance by French teacher Matthew Kashdan \u2014 in drag. 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