Oh The Irony
And I thought we were getting over the hump of idiocy in schools. A 7-year-old boy was punished for using the word 'GAY' in school.
Second-grader Marcus McLaurin was waiting for recess Nov. 11 at Ernest Gaullet Elementary School when a classmate asked about Marcus' mother and father, the ACLU said in a complaint.
Marcus responded he had two mothers because his mother is gay. When the other child asked for explanation, Marcus told him: "Gay is when a girl likes another girl," according to the complaint.
A teacher who overheard the remark told the kid that 'gay' was a bad word and sent him to the principal's office where he was told that he couldn't use the word 'gay' in school.
His punishment? To come to school early and write "I will never use the word 'gay' in school again." On the classroom blackboard. After being told not to use the word 'gay' in school again. I'm dumbfounded.
Second-grader Marcus McLaurin was waiting for recess Nov. 11 at Ernest Gaullet Elementary School when a classmate asked about Marcus' mother and father, the ACLU said in a complaint.
Marcus responded he had two mothers because his mother is gay. When the other child asked for explanation, Marcus told him: "Gay is when a girl likes another girl," according to the complaint.
A teacher who overheard the remark told the kid that 'gay' was a bad word and sent him to the principal's office where he was told that he couldn't use the word 'gay' in school.
His punishment? To come to school early and write "I will never use the word 'gay' in school again." On the classroom blackboard. After being told not to use the word 'gay' in school again. I'm dumbfounded.
# | December 02, 2003