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Title: Supporting their plight: Haverhill High students and teachers push for tolerance
Post by: LostInTime on April 25, 2007, 09:15:48 AM
Post by: LostInTime on April 25, 2007, 09:15:48 AM
link (http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_115093846?keyword=topstory)
So when Haverhill High School students organized to push for tolerance of gays, bisexuals and transgendered people, Cosgrove, a computer technology instructor at the school, got on board. He was one of 50 teachers who wore T-shirts bearing the words "Gay? Fine by me" yesterday at Haverhill High.
"When people make fun of my son, it hurts like a punch in the stomach," Cosgrove said. "To me, an event like today's is all about teaching tolerance. This is the kind of event that builds community."
So when Haverhill High School students organized to push for tolerance of gays, bisexuals and transgendered people, Cosgrove, a computer technology instructor at the school, got on board. He was one of 50 teachers who wore T-shirts bearing the words "Gay? Fine by me" yesterday at Haverhill High.
"When people make fun of my son, it hurts like a punch in the stomach," Cosgrove said. "To me, an event like today's is all about teaching tolerance. This is the kind of event that builds community."