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Title: US school defends “outing” gay student to his parents to keep him “safe”
Post by: SandraJane on December 17, 2011, 01:10:40 PM
Post by: SandraJane on December 17, 2011, 01:10:40 PM
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US school defends "outing" gay student to his parents to keep him "safe"
by Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk | 15 December 2011, 3:27pm
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The student "reluctantly" agreed for staff to tell his parents
A school in Utah has defended its decision to tell the parents of a student that he was gay saying it was concerned about bullying.
When the 14-year-old wrote about being gay for a project in which they had been asked to design an advertisement for themselves, his teacher reportedly asked him if he wanted it to be publicly known.
MSNBC reports the assistant principal then spoke to him about telling his parents and the boy "reluctantly" agreed for it to happen, as long as he was not there at the time.
US school defends "outing" gay student to his parents to keep him "safe"
by Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk | 15 December 2011, 3:27pm
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/12/15/us-school-defends-outing-gay-student-to-his-parents-to-keep-him-safe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29 (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/12/15/us-school-defends-outing-gay-student-to-his-parents-to-keep-him-safe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29)
The student "reluctantly" agreed for staff to tell his parents
A school in Utah has defended its decision to tell the parents of a student that he was gay saying it was concerned about bullying.
When the 14-year-old wrote about being gay for a project in which they had been asked to design an advertisement for themselves, his teacher reportedly asked him if he wanted it to be publicly known.
MSNBC reports the assistant principal then spoke to him about telling his parents and the boy "reluctantly" agreed for it to happen, as long as he was not there at the time.
Title: Re: US school defends “outing” gay student to his parents to keep him “safe”
Post by: spacial on December 18, 2011, 05:25:27 AM
Post by: spacial on December 18, 2011, 05:25:27 AM
Quote from: SandraJane on December 17, 2011, 01:10:40 PM
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US school defends "outing" gay student to his parents to keep him "safe"
by Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk | 15 December 2011, 3:27pm
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/12/15/us-school-defends-outing-gay-student-to-his-parents-to-keep-him-safe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29 (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/12/15/us-school-defends-outing-gay-student-to-his-parents-to-keep-him-safe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29)
The student "reluctantly" agreed for staff to tell his parents
A school in Utah has defended its decision to tell the parents of a student that he was gay saying it was concerned about bullying.
When the 14-year-old wrote about being gay for a project in which they had been asked to design an advertisement for themselves, his teacher reportedly asked him if he wanted it to be publicly known.
MSNBC reports the assistant principal then spoke to him about telling his parents and the boy "reluctantly" agreed for it to happen, as long as he was not there at the time.
This isn't the version we were told before: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,112362.msg852942.html#msg852942 (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,112362.msg852942.html#msg852942)
Why is it, every time we hear a sob story from Texas, it turns out to be a lie?
Title: Re: US school defends “outing” gay student to his parents to keep him “safe”
Post by: pixiegirl on December 18, 2011, 09:25:00 AM
Post by: pixiegirl on December 18, 2011, 09:25:00 AM
Quote from: spacial on December 18, 2011, 05:25:27 AM
This isn't the version we were told before: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,112362.msg852942.html#msg852942 (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,112362.msg852942.html#msg852942)
Why is it, every time we hear a sob story from Texas, it turns out to be a lie?
Eh, one of those articles is a story about a 14 year old boy in Utah, and the other is about a then 16 now 19 year old girl in Texas. You are able to notice the differences, right?
Title: Re: US school defends “outing” gay student to his parents to keep him “safe”
Post by: spacial on December 18, 2011, 10:16:39 AM
Post by: spacial on December 18, 2011, 10:16:39 AM
My apologies, I didn't notice the signifiance of Utah and picked up the wrong end of the stick.
But I wasn't attacking Texans, nor America, but rather dishonesty.
I confused the stories in this case and am very sorry
But I wasn't attacking Texans, nor America, but rather dishonesty.
I confused the stories in this case and am very sorry