At a school board meeting, Barbee explained that the movie's plot related to the class's unit on the environment and ecosystems.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/05/15/florida-teacher-under-investigation-for-showing-class-disney-movie-with-gay-character.html

Barbee earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Virginia Commonwealth University with minors in chemistry and Spanish.

Source: https://www.claiborneprogress.net/2023/12/15/lmus-barbee-receives-minority-scholarship/

“I wish we could have played,” said Long Beach Poly coach Stephen Barbee.

Source: https://www.presstelegram.com/2023/09/08/long-beach-poly-football-beats-serra-game-stopped-at-halftime-due-to-crowd-incident/