Texas School Punishes Boy for Opposing Homosexuality

[Reaganfan]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/22/texas-school-punishes-boy-for-opposing-homosexuality/

Dakota was in a German class at the high school when the conversation shifted to religion and homosexuality in Germany. At some point during the conversation, he turned to a friend and said that he was a Christian and “being a homosexual is wrong.”

“It wasn’t directed to anyone except my friend who was sitting behind me,” Dakota told Fox. “I guess [the teacher] heard me. He started yelling. He told me he was going to write me an infraction and send me to the office.”

Dakota was sentenced to one day in-school suspension – and two days of full suspension. His mother was flabbergasted, noting that her son had a spotless record, was an honor student, volunteered at his church and played on the school football team.

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Once again, our so-called "educators" only show courage and guts when attacking children when they speak out their mind on an issue, yet they seem to always be in favor of free speech. Another reason why children are lacking in education today, our teachers are terrible. As I've stated before, the reason I continue to grow more conservative with each passing year is because of things like this. Another example of "progressives" going too far.

[Reaganfan]

Of course the headline is dead wrong and you are reading selectively.

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After a meeting with Pope and her attorney, the school rescinded the two-day suspension so Dakota would be allowed to play in an upcoming football game.

“They’ve righted all the wrongs,” said Matt Krause, an attorney with the Liberty Counsel. “This should have no lasting effect on his academic or personal record going forward.”

Pope contacted the Liberty Counsel immediately after her son was punished.

“I told the school that he should never have been suspended for exercising his Constitutional rights,” Krause told Fox News Radio. “The principal is sincere in trying to do the right thing and hopefully they will tell the teacher, ‘Do not do that anymore.’ He won’t be pushing his agenda.”
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In other words this was primarily due to one teacher, not the school itself, and the punishment was rescinded accordingly since he didn't do anything against the rules.

I never said it was.

[Reaganfan]

I see nothing wrong with this. School is not the place for children to be spouting hate speech.

Ah ah ah....careful there. He never said anything about hate. Never used foul language, either.

I can't stand rap music, hand signs, and people who talk ghetto-style.

Is that hating against African Americans? Not at all. But you'd be fast to want to say that. This is an example of how touchy you progressives get. Simmer down.