Re: Boy Punished For Mentioning Gay Mother

"Daniel T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/02/1070127391021.html
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> >
> > Boy, 7, 'punished' for speaking of gay mum
> > December 2, 2003 - 10:45AM
> >
> >
> > A seven-year-old boy was scolded and forced to write "I will never use
the
> > word 'gay' in school again" after he told a classmate about his lesbian
> > mother, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged today.
>
> One thing none of the other responses seem to have covered... "Gay" is a
> pretty standard derogotory term among the pre-teen set right now, they
> will often call anyone or anything they don't like "gay".
>
> I think it is reasonable, if the teacher didn't hear the whole
> conversion that she assumed that the student was using the word in a
> derogatory way and I can understand why the school wanted to stop that.
> I'm then left wondering why the school records didn't reflect the fact
> that the child's parents really were gay.
>
> IMO though, the primary problem that this highlights is the fact that
> schools routinely punish children without consulting the parents at all.

You are so gay!