An NBC News article buries the mention of child pornography charges against an Oklahoma school principal who moonlighted as a drag queen and resigned when the charges came to light.
Last month, Shane Murnan, a 52-year-old man who performs in drag as Shantel Mandalay, resigned as head principal at John Glenn Elementary in Oklahoma City. The Western Heights school board voted Monday to accept Murnan’s resignation.
An Oklahoma principal with a side gig as a drag queen says he was forced to resign under pressure from state Superintendent Ryan Walters and others. https://t.co/bLg3U8gnfJ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 13, 2024
In the months leading up to his resignation, a substack called V1SUT posted about Murnan’s previous arrest on child pornography charges, putting pressure on the school district to reexamine its hire.
Murnan was arrested in 2001 after police found four images of…
