Las Vegas Middle School Teacher Admits Breaking District Policy to Affirm Pronouns, Coach Students on ‘Coming Out’ as Queer 

An undercover investigation by O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) has exposed a Clark County School District middle school teacher who openly admitted to violating district policy on student pronouns, coaching children as young as 11 on coming out as queer, promoting LGBTQ+ ideology in the classroom, and blaming parents for not having strong enough relationships with their own children. 

Christopher Michael Segal, an English and drama teacher at Barry and June Gunderson Middle School who identifies as queer, uses “they/them” pronouns, and previously served as chair of the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, made the admissions during a conversation with an OMG undercover journalist.

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EXPOSED: Las Vegas Middle School Teacher Who Instructs 11 Year Olds Admits To Breaking @ClarkCountySch District Pronoun Policies, Reveals To Pushing LGBTQ+ On Children "Everyone Should Be a Little Gay,” Spills That He Coaches Minors On Coming Out As Queer, Condemns School Parents… pic.twitter.com/IbZ1dpgKMw

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Among the most shocking statements captured on video:

Segal confessed to breaking Clark County School District policy, which requires parental involvement through a Gender Support Team before staff may use a student’s preferred name or pronouns. “I break the law [CCSD Policies] and still call kids what they want me to call them,” he said. 

He described students seeking him out for guidance on their identities: “I’ve had kids ask me, like, coach them on coming out [as Queer].”

When students come out to him, Segal responds with enthusiasm: “They [Kids] come out [as Queer], and I’m like, ‘awesome.’ They know I’m queer.”

Segal further stated that LGBTQ ideology is being promoted to children, declaring: “Yes, absolutely. Everyone should be a little gay, everybody.”

On parents who object to school staff affirming their child’s gender identity without their knowledge, Segal placed the blame on families: “If you had a better relationship with your child, they would trust you to tell you… Don’t come after me because I support them.”

Segal also recounted confronting students, including Black children, who expressed support for President Trump. “I had a group of, like, four boys who, at the bottom there, just did giant MAGA letters. And I was like, and two of them were black kids. Why are you MAGA kids?” He claimed the students were “so wrong in everything they were writing.” 

Additional details from the encounter include Segal allowing students to vote on the color of makeup he wears to class on Fridays (glitter eyeshadow once won) and referencing a female student who had documented a crush on him in her journal.

Segal acknowledged using Critical Race Theory as a lens for teaching and curriculum development, with classroom discussions centering on race, identity, policing, and systemic discrimination.

The revelations come as Clark County School District Policy P-5138 mandates parental notification and involvement for any social or gender-related changes at school. Segal’s admissions directly contradict that requirement.

This incident occurs against a backdrop of landmark court decisions reinforcing parental authority over schools in matters of gender identity and ideology.

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Court ruled 6-3 that parents have a right to advance notice and opt-outs when schools use curriculum materials involving gender, sexuality, or LGBTQ+ topics that conflict with their religious beliefs. The decision emphasized that denying such accommodations substantially burdens parents’ First Amendment free exercise rights and their fundamental authority to direct their children’s upbringing.

Even more directly relevant is Mirabelli v. Bonta. The Court sided with parents challenging California policies that hid students’ gender identity changes or social transitions from families without the child’s consent. The ruling held that such secrecy policies likely violate parents’ Due Process and Free Exercise rights by interfering with their ability to guide their children’s development and mental health decisions. Schools cannot systematically exclude parents — described as “the primary protectors of the children’s best interests” — from these sensitive matters.

These decisions signal that school policies or individual teachers operating in secrecy from parents face growing constitutional scrutiny nationwide.

The O’Keefe Media Group footage provides a disturbing glimpse into how ideological activism can override both written district policy and emerging legal protections for parental rights. Taxpayer-funded educators in Nevada, and across the border in California, are not empowered to serve as surrogate parents or secret allies in reshaping children’s identities.

Clark County School District officials and Segal have been reached for comment. As of publication, no response has been received.