{"id":2019711,"date":"2023-09-01T18:05:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-appointed-elementary-principal-is-drag-queen-with-seriously-alarming-arrest-record-report\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T18:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:06:37","slug":"newly-appointed-elementary-principal-is-drag-queen-with-seriously-alarming-arrest-record-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-appointed-elementary-principal-is-drag-queen-with-seriously-alarming-arrest-record-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly-appointed elementary principal has alarming arrest record, report reveals."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fnewly-appointed-elementary-principal-is-drag-queen-with-seriously-alarming-arrest-record-report%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=2019711&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--><h2>A Controversial Hiring: Drag Queen Principal with Troubling Past<\/h2>\n<p>A newly-hired Oklahoma school\u200b principal is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Dr. Shane Murnan, a well-known drag queen, was \u200bhired in \u200cJune to lead John\u2063 Glenn Elementary in Oklahoma City. However, it has \u2062recently come to light that Murnan\u2063 has a troubling\u200c past, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-detroit-man-accused-of-setting-fire-to-girlfriend-pregnant-with-twins-bonds-out-for-5000\/\" title=\"Report: Detroit Man Accused of Setting Fire to Girlfriend Pregnant with Twins Bonds Out for ,000\">including previous charges<\/a> \u2064of \u200cchild pornography.<\/p>\n<p>The news of\u200b Murnan&#8217;s hiring\u2063 gained \u200battention\u200d after the Substack V1sut highlighted his past and lifestyle. The controversy surrounding\u200d the appointment\u200d has sparked a heated debate.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200dCheckered Past<\/h3>\n<p>Murnan&#8217;s &#8220;previous charges&#8221; date back to 2001 when he \u2062was arrested\u200c for alleged possession of child pornography. The Tulsa World \u200dreported that four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-appointed-elementary-principal-is-drag-queen-with-seriously-alarming-arrest-record-report\/\" title=\"Newly-appointed elementary principal has alarming arrest record, report reveals.\">explicit \u2064images involving underage individuals<\/a> were found \u200bon his computer. However, Murnan\u200d was not\u2062 convicted of \u200ca crime in this matter, and the charges were \u200bdismissed more \u2064than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these troubling allegations, the\u200d Western Heights\u200c Public Schools defended their\u2064 decision\u2064 to \u200dhire Murnan. They emphasized his extensive \u2064experience\u200c in education, excellent reputation, \u2063and multiple\u2062 degrees in the field.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200cDual\u200c Identity<\/h3>\n<p>What makes Murnan&#8217;s case even more controversial is his dual identity as\u2062 a drag queen. Performing under the name Shantel Mandalay, Murnan entertains children\u200b and\u2062 reads books\u2064 about gender while dressed\u200c in drag. This aspect \u2062of his life has drawn both support and criticism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meet Shane Murnan- elementary\u200b principal at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wh_isd?\">@wh_isd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shane is a drag queen who performs\u2064 for children and \u200dreads books about\u200b gender to\u200c kids while dressed in drag.<\/p>\n<p>Shane was also\u2064 previously arrested on child porn\u200d charges.<\/p>\n<p>Would you want \u2064this person in charge of your kid\u2019s\u200c school? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNuZyt3HRK\">pic.twitter.com\/yNuZyt3HRK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1696906000660308341?\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Gayly, \u2062an LGBT publication, previously profiled Murnan as &#8220;Ms. Shantel&#8221; in 2018. In the\u2064 article, Murnan expressed his passion for both drag and education, aiming to make a positive\u2063 impact on children&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Murnan&#8217;s supporters argue\u2064 that his drag performances \u200cand involvement in Drag Queen Story \u200cHour provide children with a \u200dsafe space to explore their \u2064identities and promote\u200d acceptance.<\/p>\n<h3>A Letter to Concerned Parents<\/h3>\n<p>Western \u2063Heights Public Schools Superintendent Brayden Savage addressed the concerns surrounding Murnan&#8217;s hiring in a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">parents<\/a>. Savage assured them that the \u2063district followed &#8220;usual hiring practices&#8221; and acknowledged the potential concerns \u2064and questions arising from the \u200bsituation.<\/p>\n<p>While the controversy continues\u200b to unfold, it remains to\u2064 be seen how \u2062Murnan&#8217;s past and\u200b present \u2062will impact\u2062 his role \u200bas principal of John Glenn Elementary.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newly-appointed-elementary-principal-drag-queen-seriously-alarming-arrest-record-report\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drag queen, previously arrested for child pornography, was recently hired as an Oklahoma school principal. The news gained attention when Substack V1sut highlighted the administrator&#8217;s controversial background and lifestyle. 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