Education officials say two Kansas school employees violated policies

AMERICUS, Kan. (AP) – Education officials say two North Lyon County Kansas school employees violated federal and district policies when they suspended a student for saying “I’m a lesbian” on a school bus.

The Kansas Association of School Boards investigation found that school bus driver Kristi Gadino and Corey Wiltz, principal at North Lyon County elementary, committed sexual harassment against the student and violated federal Title IX and district policies.

The family of Izzy Dieker, an eighth-grader, filed a complaint after she was suspended from using the school bus on Jan. 27.

The report said Gadino ignored profane language from other students on the bus. It said Wiltz should did not handle the situation properly.