Kentucky’s 2022 teacher of the year, Willie Carver Jr., is leaving his K-12 post for a university job, citing anti-gay discrimination.Ĭarver, who spent 17 years teaching K-12 students, will assume a new role in student support services at the University of Kentucky. “I also increasingly find that, as a queer person in K-12 education, I have been unable to do that work without facing discrimination, heartache, and being a part of systems that cause harm,” he said.Carver said his move to the University of Kentucky offers him the place where he can “most make a difference in the lives of the next generation.”.Carver testified before Congress in May that he has “always faced discrimination as a gay teacher.”.
