Gay students threatened with suspension for holding hands on campus (High school- Floriduh)

[Billy Burnett]

GAY STUDENTS THREATENED WITH SUSPENSION FOR HOLDING HANDS ON CAMPUS
http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7111&Itemid=1

POMPANO BEACH – The nation’s six largest public school district has cleared a high school principal accused of lecturing and threatening two female students with suspension for holding hands on campus. The students say the principal also “outed” them to their parents.

The South Florida Times is not identifying the students, who are an interracial couple, one a junior, the other a senior. Both have good grades and one is an honor student.

The two were holding hands while walking to class on May 3 at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach. School Principal Karlton Johnson confronted and took them to his office.

“We were walking to class when he rolled up on his golf cart and said, ‘Didn’t I tell you two to stop doing do that?’ and then he took us to his office,” one of the girls told South Florida TImes. “He gave us a speech and then separated us before calling our parents, which was wrong. My mother already knew but my friend’s mom didn’t know she is into girls.”

One of the teens says Johnson had warned them about holding hands on previous occasions but they continued anyway because straight couples were allowed to do so without incident. The students reacted to Johnson’s action by complaining to school officials.

[mitchtv]

1. poor kids

but they did the right thing, and complained.Two more who will leave when they get old enough

[damntexdem]

2. And do they do the same to heterosexual couples holding hands on campus?

If so, then they are just prudish assholes. If not, then we all know them for their homophobia.

[immoderate]

4. The story says they don't.

IMO, holding someone's hand is not necessarily sexual.

It's certainly something that can be ignored.

I'm pretty liberal but I would object to students making out in class. (Unless it's a break. :))

--imm

[xchrom]

3. Karlton? You're a bigot. Nt

[Billy Burnett]

5. Yep.

I wonder what's up with that. ;)

[RKP5637]

6. Floriduh says it all, but a lot of places are just as homophobic and bigoted. Here, the

state would consider it a criminal act worthy of prosecution.

[donheld]

7. Who needs bully kids when we have bully principals?