What is your response to this homophobic "witch hunt"?

Question

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26316235/

"When a high school senior told her principal that students were taunting her for being a L*****n, he told her homosexuality is wrong, outed her to her parents and ordered her to stay away from children.

He suspended some of her friends who expressed their outrage by wearing g*y pride T-shirts and buttons at Ponce de Leon High School, according to court records. And he asked dozens of students whether they were g*y or associated with g*y students.

The American Civil Liberties Union successfully sued the district on behalf of a girl who protested against Principal David Davis, and a federal judge reprimanded Davis for conducting a "witch hunt" against g**s......And despite all that, many in this conservative Panhandle community still wonder what, exactly, Davis did wrong.

"We are a small, rural district in the Bible Belt with strong Christian beliefs and feel like homosexuality is wrong," said Steve Griffin, Holmes County's school superintendent, who keeps a Bible on his desk and framed Scriptures on his office walls....."I don't think we are that different from a lot of districts, at least in the Panhandle, that have beliefs that maybe are different from societal changes," Griffin said. The Panhandle is a region of northern Florida.

g*y rights activists said that's no excuse for what Davis did......"Davis embarked on what can only be characterised as a 'witch hunt' to identify students who were homosexual and their supporters, further adding fuel to the fire," US District Judge Richard Smoak recounted in his ruling........"I emphasize that Davis's personal and religious views about homosexuality are not issues in this case. Indeed, Davis's opinions and views are consistent with the beliefs of many in Holmes County, in Florida, and in the country," Smoak wrote in an opinion released last month. 'Where Davis went wrong was when he endeavoured to silence the opinions of his dissenters.' "

It is sad to see that such people are leaders in our public education system.

Answer 1

btw.. "homophobic" is a stupid made up word. i can guarantee that nobody is AFRAID of homosexuals.

Answer 2

And the poor taxpayers will be forced to pay the bill for this idiot. Typical. He needs to be fired, sued for payment of all taxpayer liabilities, and never be allowed inside a school again. That is never going to happen.

Answer 3

I don't believe in the g*y way. I would be mortified if one of my children was g*y. Even I think the guy went way overboard and was persecuting them.  He shouldn't be allowed around children.

Answer 4

Go cry me a river, liberal. I swear, Americans are some of the most whiny, spoiled brats in the world. No wonder that the rest of the world hates us.

The principal didn't go on any "hunts".  He simply banned controversial T-shirts (which most schools do), and told a student's parents about the contents of a conversation that he had with her (which most principals do no matter what the conversation was about -- abortion, drugs, underage drinking, or being g*y).

Whoo Hooo!!!   "Bong Hits for Jesus"!!!!!

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"Supreme Court Rules Against 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' Student"

By ARIANE de VOGUE

June 25, 2007

A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that schools can punish a student -- without violating his First Amendment rights -- when he promotes illegal drug use at a school event.

Writing for a 5-4 majority, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: "We hold that schools may take steps to safeguard those entrusted to their care from speech that can reasonably be regarded as encouraging illegal drug use."

The case stemmed from an incident in January 2002 in which a crowd of students, townspeople and teachers gathered on a public street in Alaska across from a high school to watch the Olympic torch relay pass in front of them as part of a parade in support of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games.

Student Joseph Frederick wanted to make a statement about his First Amendment rights in front of the television crews covering the event. As the crowd thickened, he unfurled a banner with the message "Bong Hits 4 Jesus." ...

Answer 5

Bi-sexualism is a fad.

Answer 6

i believe that the homosexuality is not wrong and shouldn't be discriminated against our school (in which the name is to be non revealed) and many other schools in NY hada day of silence for those who are put down on their opinions and scilenced any person who participated in this got a sticker to put on there shirts describing this and the final line said"think of those silenced and think of those voices that you will not hear today."

Answer 7

There are many people that take their ideological positions too far and some of them are leaders in our educational system.  This principal has every right to have the beliefs that he has and it may be consistent with the rest of the society in the area.  The judge was correct that he was wrong when he tried to "silence the opinions of his dissenters".  Just as he has his opinions so should others have theirs.

This however is not an isolated incident.  Just as there are religious fanatics that try to only have their opinions heard, there are also those on the extreme liberal end of the spectrum that try to silence any opposition from dissenters.  A good example is global warming.  Many educators have required students to watch "An Inconvenient Truth" and refuse or even punish students who have a dissenting view.  Another example is creationism.  Evolution is a theory but many schools do not allow any other theory to be taught or discussed.

Answer 8

The witch hunt is against the principal and you're participating in it.

There are no private conversations about sexual activity when a minor is involved.  The Principal is obligated to inform the parents.  "Outed" is a partisan (and therefore, inappropriate) definition.

The student acted inappropriately, as did her "supporters".  The school has rules against "inappropriate" clothing.  They will also disallow t-shirts that are pro abortion, pro religion, pro political, or are  in any way inflammatory.

The Civil Liberties Union did NOT successfully sue the district.  They threatened them with bankruptcy in trying to defend their position and the district caved..

That's like allowing the school bully to collect milk money because everyone is too scared to complain.

Congratulations on participating in your own witch hunt, violating the  rights of every student on campus, enriching the slime of the ACLU, and setting g*y rights back 20 years.

That's right.  What makes you think that other  people will support a group that refuses to follow the rules and then attacks and destroys anyone that dares to disapprove.

Answer 9

Yes your quite right how very narrow minded of them, you would think they were still living in the dark ages, personally I think g*y people are some of the nicest people I know and I know loads of both sexes.  

Answer 10

they still do burn witches.