Last night, the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary introduced a substitute second grade teacher who uses the “non-binary” fake pronoun “mx” with students.
In the episode, “Breakup,” substitute teacher Cassidy Geoffrey (Sabrina Wu) fills in for Janine (Quinta Brunson), a second grade teacher who left to take a fellowship with the school district.
Cassidy is driving Abbott’s other second grade teacher, Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter), crazy with her flighty, hair-brained behavior. She encourages the children in her classroom to scream as a group and yells in the air along with them. When Melissa asks her why she does this, Cassidy tells her, “Been using tactics I read in a book I heard. You know, sometimes it feels like I’m the one teaching them.”
Cassidy also mistakenly refers to her teaching certificate as a “gift certificate.” Melissa becomes convinced Cassidy…
