Gay Texas Art Teacher Stacy Bailey Reaches Pro-LGBTQ Settlement With School Board

Julie Vazquez (l) and Stacy Bailey (r), who settled her case against the Mansfield Independent School District, located near Fort Worth.

Texas art teacher Stacy Bailey,  who was placed on administrative leave after talking about "her future wife" in her classroom, has reached a $100,000 settlement with the Mansfield Independent School District, located near Fort Worth.

In addition to the $100,000 settlement, “the district near Fort Worth agreed to remove the eight-month leave from her record, as well as offer mandatory training on LGBTQ issues to human resources and counseling staff in its schools,” writes CNN.

A parent registered a complaint with the school saying that Bailey — who showed a photo of her and her then-fiancee dressed as characters from the movie "Finding Nemo" —  was "promoting the homosexual agenda," according to court documents.

Bailey’s attorney Jason C. N. Smith told CNN on Thursday that the resolution comes as bittersweet relief to his client.

Bailey and her wife, Julie Vazquez, were married in March 2018, Smith said.

The couple intend to donate $10,000 of the settlement money to a nonprofit that focuses on LGBTQ issues. Smith said he will donate $10,000 of his reduced legal fees to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group and political lobbying organization in the US.