Student Student Sent Home for Pro-Gay T-shirt - Advocates taking action
Representatives from the New York Civil Liberties Union are working to get a response from the district for which a school principal sent a student home for wearing a pro-gay t-shirt. The student’s shirt stated “Gay? Fine By Me”. The Principal who sent the student home on September 21, 2007 is facing heat for sending the student home. The Principal argues that the shirt might cause a disruption. To understand the issues the school board met with parents, students and community members to discuss the issue of t-shirts at school. The issue is that the administration has rules that state they can censor t-shirts that are vulgar, promote drug or alcohol, cause a disruption or insulting or degrading. For example, a “gay bashing” shirt or a shirt against African-Americans would not be tolerated, he said. Young said that some shirts with anti-gay messages, such as a shirt that read “gay? not fine by me,” still would be constitutionally protected. But because it was a PRO-gay t-shirt it is questionable whether or not it falls under the ability of the school to censor the t-shirt. As expected the school board is reviewing their policies regarding student expression. (source SPLC)
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