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NILES, Mich. — Sources have confirmed with REAL News Michiana, Brandywine Middle School English Teacher David Staggs is no longer employed with the school district. Staggs was caught up in multiple police and school district investigations after an RNM story in December uncovered he had drawn a picture of a hairy, veiny penis on the whiteboard in front of a classroom full of children. Multiple sources tell RNM Staggs last day teaching was last week.
It’s unclear if Staggs resigned, was pressured to resign or fired. However, according to the Brandywine School Board agenda for it’s meeting tonight, the board is to discuss multiple resignations. RNM is working to find out of Staggs’ employment will be discussed.
PENIS DRAWING INCIDENT
According to sources, the incident involving the drawing of the penis happened sometime in late November or early December of 2023. A student in the class took a picture of Mr. Staggs as he finished the drawing. That picture was shared with other students and parents and was eventually shared with RNM. The staff directory for Brandywine schools lists Staggs as an English Language Arts and Yearbook teacher at Brandywine Middle/High School.
According to Brandywine Community Schools Superintendent Travis Walker, Staggs was asked by a female Health Teacher to come into her classroom to draw the picture for her students during sex education curriculum.
“Using a drawing of the male genitalia to teach the content exhibited poor judgement.” Walker told RNM in an email. “Depicting veins and pubic hair did not contribute to the teaching of the proper use of condoms. The brandywine administration and board of education do not approve of or condone the use of drawings to teach this content. Staff have been directed to refrain from drawing genitalia and any violation of this directive will be handled by school administration.”
RADICAL IDEOLOGY
A cursory search of Mr. Staggs’ social media accounts shows a radical ideology when it comes to the sexualization of children. He has made multiple posts on Facebook that appear to advocate children disclosing their sexual preferences to teachers, while hiding that information from their parents.
Other social media posts made by Staggs appear to be protesting an initiative by the school board to remove porongraphic material from Brandywine school libraries. Last year, the school board created the Explicit Material Book Review Committee. The committee’s purpose is simple: Inventory books that contain sexual content, create a checkout protocol in which students are allowed to check them out (including parental consent) and create a process to vet new material being admitted.
Since the creation of the book committee, teachers and other radical activists have attended nearly every board meeting to express their displeasure with the committee that is simply ensuring kids aren’t being given full access to pornographic material. Spearheading the opposition has been another English Teacher, Debbie Carew.
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