Oklahoma District Hires Drag Queen Who Was Previously Arrested for Child Porn as Elementary School Principal
Arts And Entertainment,Oklahoma
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An Oklahoma school district has hired a drag queen who was previously arrested for child pornography as an elementary school principal. Shane Murnan, who performs under the name “Shantel Mandalay” when doing drag, was hired at the John Glenn Elementary School in Oklahoma City over the summer. In 2002, while working as a fifth-grade teacher, Murnan was arrested on charges of child pornography. The case was later dismissed because the state could not prove that the people in the images were minors. Murnan is also a staple of drag queen...
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