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<p>Parents and students alike are expressing concern after a Canadian high school said it would be illegal to prevent a trans teacher from wearing massive prosthetic breasts in the classroom.</p>
<p>Kayla Lemieux, a Manufacturing Technology teacher at the Oakville Trafalgar High School in Ontario, went viral after video and images of her teaching a shop class showed off the huge prosthetics, which jut out just below her naval and cover practically her entire torso and stomach.</p>
<p>The prosthetics in question also have very large and prominent nipples, the outlines of which were completely visible underneath the teacher&#8217;s clothing.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">School Board Defends Buxom Trans Teacher Despite Backlash From Parents, Students Skipping Her Class</h3>
<p>However, the Halton District School Board defended the buxom teacher despite backlash from parents and reports of some students skipping her class, according to the <a href="https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-halton-school-board-prepares-for-backlash-over-trans-high-school-teacher" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Toronto Sun</strong></a>.</p>
<p>School board officials said they would no longer speak on the issue due to it being a &#8220;personal matter.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The district added that criticizing or interfering with Lemieux&#8217;s expression of her gender affirmation would violate the Ontario Human Rights Code.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The HDSB recognizes the rights of students, staff, parents/guardians and community members to equitable treatment without discrimination based upon gender identity and gender expression. Gender identity and gender expression are protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code,&#8221; the board said in a statement.</p></blockquote>
<p>Lemieux reportedly identified as a man as early as this year, with the school directory listing both names, Stephen Hanna and Kayla Lemieux as tech teachers.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Students Split On Issue With Some Supporting Trans Teachers And Others Expressing Discomfort</h3>
<p>Meanwhile, parents and students seemed split on the issue, with some supporting Lemieux and others expressing discomfort with the situation.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m okay with it,&#8217; Owen LaPlante, a 12th grader at the school, told the Sun. &#8220;I know some of my friends are a little uncomfortable with it, but I think she should be able to express herself however she wants to.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Sophomore Yuxuan Xie told the outlet that he hasn&#8217;t &#8220;really heard anyone talking about it,&#8221; and added that &#8220;maybe we don&#8217;t care about that.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t really hear anyone talking about it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think, maybe, we don&#8217;t care about that.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Parents Say Prosthetics Go &#8220;A Little Too Far,&#8221; School Assigned Cops To Be Stationed Nearby Amidst Fears Of Protests</h3>
<p>Parents were a bit more outspoken about the issue, with one mother of a senior at the school, identifying herself only as Lei, telling the Sun that she had no problem with Lemieux coming out as a trans woman, but said the breast prosthetics were &#8220;going a little too far.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s going a little too far,&#8221; Lei said. &#8220;I think identifying himself is ok, but I think that just wearing that in the classroom&#8230; I still have concerns over that.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>In anticipation of widespread protests, the school district had police officers stations outside of the school after the video of Lemieux in shop class went viral over the weekend.</p>
<p>However, only one protester, who claimed to be a former student, actually showed up while waving the Canadian flag.</p>
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<p>The protester, who did not identify themselves, told the Sun that it was &#8220;fundamentally wrong&#8221; for Lemieux to work at the school &#8220;with huge breasts on,&#8221; calling it &#8220;gross.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s fundamentally wrong that this individual is able to work at an institution as such, with huge breasts on. It&#8217;s gross.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">School Board Chairwoman Calls Lemieux An &#8220;Extremely Effective Teacher&#8221; But Admits To Calls From Concerned Parents</h3>
<p>The school board chairwoman Margo Shuttleworth said that staff are looking at &#8220;going through creating a safety plan&#8221; to make sure teacher&#8217;s are safe amidst concerns more protesters might turn up in the near future.</p>
<p>Shuttleworth, who admitted she&#8217;s received several calls from concerned parents, added that Lemieux is &#8220;an extremely effective teacher.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8216;This teacher (who teaches shop) is an extremely effective teacher,&#8217; said Shuttleworth. &#8216;All the kids really love being in the class.&#8217;</p></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile, the school district&#8217;s next board meeting, scheduled for this Friday, is likely to attract parents and other concerned citizens regarding Lemieux&#8217;s breast prosthetics.</p>
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