Teachers are supposed to keep their classrooms safe, and make sure that all students are treated with respect and dignity. In fact, nothing was more important to Dave Dixon, a drama teacher at Haralson County High School in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Dixon was personally responsible for talking three kids down from suicide, and dozens of other students stayed in school because of the mentoring and support that Dixon gave them.

But today, Dave Dixon is out of a job. Why? Because his school didn't like the fact that he was trying to combat anti-gay bullying. Moral of the story? A quality teacher gets canned, because school administrators don't want any mention of homosexuality in the classroom.

How unacceptable is that? During a time where LGBT suicide and anti-gay bullying are pervasive in nearly every corner of the country, Haralson County High School sends a respected and admired teacher packing because he had the audacity to say that gay students shouldn't get harassed or beat up.

Send the Superintendent of the Haralson County schools, as well as the Principal of Haralson County High School, a message that Dave Dixon deserves to be reinstated. Fighting anti-gay bullying and violence should be every teacher's business; no teacher should be fired for trying to make their classroom safer for all students.