School suspends gay student for bringing “unwanted publicity” to their anti-gay homecoming policy
School suspends gay student for bringing “unwanted publicity” to their anti-gay homecoming policy
Lance Sanderson, the high school senior who was told he couldn’t bring a same-sex date to homecoming, was suspended from school for a week because of the “unwanted publicity” he brought upon his school for taking the story to the media.
“I am disappointed that I am unable to sit in class today,” Sanderson told NewNowNext. “While many assignments can be reached online, I was going to take two tests today and an in-class timed essay. Tomorrow at CBHS, I was going to meet with admissions representatives from around the country (they do not visit often). I hope to be welcomed back into a classroom setting soon.”
Sanderson did send a letter to his school documenting today’s events, wherein he recounts being “told that the administration ‘had 890 other students to worry about’ and could not deal with me.”
“I haven’t done anything wrong and haven’t hurt anybody,” Sanderson continued in his letter, which has yet to receive a response. “I want to be welcomed back to the school building today and I want this mean-spirited semi-suspension ended, so that I can do my classwork like anybody else.”
So now we’re keeping kids out of school because they spoke up and asked about a discriminatory policy? What the literal hell?