Why would any school district take the claim that "a teacher has turned a student gay” seriously?

Believe it or not, back in 2012; a school teacher from Florida was accused of turning a student gay. She was only trying to help a young girl who was being harassed by her step father on Twitter.

She says this has ruined her career, she also said:

“I reported cyber bullying from stepfather to his stepdaughter on twitter about her sexual orientation. I reported properly and I was charged with professional misconduct for reporting the abuse. This was a tactic by my bullying principal. I was outspoken about student safety, rules application equity and issues with administration.”

Again since this is an older story I posted on Yahoo Answers a few years ago, I have no further information on the resolution. But you can read the full story here