OESPA shows support for LGBTQ community at annual Pride Parade

President Ron Pollard led OESPA members around Lake Eola at the annual Come Out With Pride parade on Saturday October 12, 2019. The event, which draws over 100,000 annually, was a great success for the LGBTQ+ community. And for first time attendee Robin Bolden, she can see why the event is so popular.

“As we walked along the parade route, I enjoyed seeing so many happy,  joyful, and kind people.” Bolden, an OESPA member from Rock Springs Elementary, “The energy was upbeat and positive. I heard someone in the crowd saying ‘OESPA paras, custodians, bus drivers’ and it made me so happy that my fellow ESP family knew that I was there for them.”

“We are an inclusive union,” remarked OESPA President Ron Pollard “No matter what your sexual orientation, there is a place for you in OESPA.”

NOTE: Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) has an open policy to prevent discrimination on the basis of race, color, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, ability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by law.