In the statement the district contended that “parents have the right to control the conversation with their children, especially as it relates to religion, politics, sex/sexual orientation, etc.”

The statement later says that MISD administrators met with Bailey more than once after receiving complaints from parents but that “Ms. Bailey refused to follow administration’s directions regarding age-appropriate conversation with students.”

Bailey, 31, has declined to comment on her status.

But her attorney, Giana Ortiz, pushed back Tuesday evening against the district's position in a statement emailed to The Dallas Morning News.

"For Stacy, this entire ordeal began when she spoke with the students about her family which, for Stacy, included her wife," the statement said. "The District appears to speak for Stacy when it states that she 'insists it is her right and that it is age appropriate' to discuss matters including ongoing discussions about her own sexuality. This is absolutely false. Further, she never received directives to change her behavior--and never refused to follow any directive."

Ortiz's statement goes on the say that MISD is trying to "silence the families and staff at Charlotte Anderson" who have tried to get the district to reinstate the teacher. "The fact is that she was placed on leave after years of exemplary work based on a single parent complaint."

Ortiz said that she was also "shocked by the school district's decision to speak openly about a personnel matter -- Stacy's administrative leave -- in spite of its legal obligations of confidentiality. The District's actions violate Stacy's rights under the U.S. Constitution."