The Auburn drag queen middle school teacher, who recently came under fire for comments made about using podcasts to reach his students and others with LGBTQ+ topics, has reportedly resigned from his teaching position.
On Wednesday, 1819 News published audio from then-Drake Middle School music teacher Seth McCollough. The audio came from McCollough’s podcast, "Bleu Dreams," named after his drag queen pseudonym, Colana Bleu.
In the audio, McCollough detailed using his podcast as a tool to reach his students and others with LGBTQ+ content since he was limited in what he could do at school.
On another drag queen podcast called "Look Who’s Tucking," McCollough also spoke at length about the intersection between his drag life and job as a teacher.
Social media backlash from the story and posts by the popular X page Libs of TikTok led McCollough to email community members announcing his resignation from the school. The school also swiftly removed McCollough’s profile from its website.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I announce my resignation,” McCollough wrote. “I have made the tough decision to move forward with a new opportunity and am so sad I will be leaving all of you. These 7 years at Drake have been amazing and I have made some amazing friends along the way. I will always love my Tiger Team and will especially miss my exploratory island!”
“Thank you again for an amazing 7 years of learning and growing. I will miss you all so very much!”
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