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12/20/2007
Spurned student gets 'sorry'
According to the Student Press Law Center, Ann Sincock, the principal of New York's Spencer-Van Etten High School, has apologized to 16-year-old student Heathyre Farnham for recently sending her home for wearing a shirt that read "Gay? Fine by me":
N.Y. student punished for wearing pro-gay T-shirt gets apology [SPLC]
News to which the typical American high school student responded, "Her name's Sincock. Huh huh."
Your thoughts
This is where I think things get a bit tricky. Personally I think its great the peers show support of their GLBT peers.
However I think this is also a free speech issue and if so shouldn't that free speech be a two way street - so where's the apology for the students who get expelled for wearing shirts that aren't pro-gay?
Posted by: Alonzo | Dec 20, 2007 2:39:55 PM
Alonzo: There is absolutely no comparison. The shirts to which you link were condemnatory (Sodomy is a sin) and show Biblical quotes.
I do agree that we have to be careful when dealing with freedom in speech/expression in terms of our opposition. Condemnations, however, should never be acceptable in public schools.
Posted by: G-A-Y | Dec 20, 2007 2:44:37 PM
A shirt that says "Sodomy is a sin" could be considered offense to a GLBT student and that's the reason why it shouldn't be allowed in school which I do agree with.
But couldn't the same arguement be used if a student is offend by a t-shirt that is "pro-gay" because that message would be offensive too that student’s faith?
Posted by: Alonzo | Dec 20, 2007 3:11:18 PM
Absolutely, if it said something like "Christian faith is a sin."
Posted by: G-A-Y | Dec 20, 2007 3:42:19 PM
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