Being a teenager is hard enough. Being singled out by the principal for intimidation based on your perceived sexual orientation, and then expelled, is crossing a line.
Gregory Bork, principal of a Lutheran high school in Riverside, Calif., recently called the teenage girls into his office to interrogate them regarding their sexual orientation. Bork later acknowledged that officials had seen no physical contact between the girls but said their friendship was "uncharacteristic of normal girl relationships and more characteristic of a lesbian one."
Bork was able to get one of the girls to say she loved the other, and then promptly expelled them both. He claimed their alleged 'relationship' violated the school's "Christian Code of Conduct."
I question how 'Christian' it is to intimidate two young girls, who may or may not be lesbians, and then to expel them when they even if they might be, they haven't done anything wrong?
Is it wrong for two teenage girls to be close friends? No. Is it wrong for two teenage girls to love each other? No.
Maybe it's time for the school to reexamine its "Christian Code of Conduct." (full story)
Don't agonize, organize ... that's my mantra. Change won't happen unless you work to make it happen! But sometimes even your best efforts don't provide the results you were looking for. Or sometimes a situation is just so completely outrageous that all you can do is say ... YIKES!
2 comments:
Liz here from I Speak of Dreams
The more I dug into the story, the more it seemed like other students (and families) were gossiping about the girls, so the principal called them in and grilled them, without the parents' being present.
It's pretty common for girls that age to have intense friendships with each other that are not erotic in nature. But the principal browbeat them for hours, and then expelled them.
Part of the legal manoeuvering is that the school also admits non-Christians, even though the mission calls for students' to witness for the Savior. It will be interesting to follow.
More details on my blog, at Expelled on Suspicion
I just visited your blog and the information is great! Please keep me posted if you see anything else on the issue.
I think this clearly demonstrates why it's important that sexual orientation be included as a protected class. Discrimination based on someone's real or perceived orientation is far too prevalent.
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