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“I was just really hoping to give our students ... a moment to shine and feel loved, and know that there is a place for them in public schools,” said Andrew LeValley, the teacher who came up with the idea.
The defensive lineman for the Raiders took a day's leave following the media storm around head coach Jon Gruden's anti-LGBTQ+ and racist messages to colleagues.
Jon Gruden had an opportunity to show if his views had changed since he sent the anti-LGBTQ+, racist, and misogynist emails, but he didn't take it, Ryan O'Callaghan says.
