An Oklahoma elementary school principal, who also has experience as a drag queen and previously faced child pornography charges, has resigned, education officials said this week.
Dr. Shane Murnan, who performed as a drag queen named “Shantel Mandalay,” served as principal of John Glenn Elementary School in Oklahoma City after being hired in June 2023, Fox 25 reported. Shortly after being hired, the Western Heights School District announced that it was “aware of prior charges that were dismissed more than 20 years ago.”
Murnan was connected to the alleged drag queen activities by the popular social media account Libs of TikTok in September 2023. Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, asked her to resign, while praising the social media account for revealing her .
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Shane Murnan, who performed as a drag queen named “Shantel Mandalay,” served as principal of John Glenn Elementary School in Oklahoma City. (Metropolitan Library System)
“The drag queen is in Western Heights. I've demanded it from day one,” Walters said in a video posted Friday on X. “This is not what parents want for their children.”
“The problems at Western Heights continue. What is happening with their hiring practices?” —Walters asked. “Having drag queens in the classrooms will not be tolerated here in Oklahoma.”
The media outlet reported that Murnan read children's books during a story hour at the Metropolitan Library System on June 15, 2021. Library officials said organizers conducted a background search on Murnan before the event.
After social media posts last year accusing Murnan of being a drag queen and news of alleged child pornography charges, the school district received threats, forcing it to hire additional security and instruct Murnan to work outside of school. site most days.
Rich Kuntz, also known as Gidget, reads to children during Drag Queen Story Hour on March 21, 2019. The Orlando LGBT+ Center canceled a drag queen story hour for children over the weekend after receiving threats online. ((Sarah Espedido/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images))
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He was later placed on administrative leave.
Fox News Digital reached out to the school district and Waters' office.
