http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/15/teacher-suspended-kicking-student-anti-gay-speech/
Read that first. Or read my summary.
A teacher was suspended a day without pay because he kicked a student out of class because he told his classmates that he didn't accept gays. That's the summary.
One thing that I can't tolerate is put downs especially in high school. Granted, this article might just come at a bad time since the reason that the teacher was suspended without pay is because they said that the students can say whatever he wants because of "free speech". Yesterday, I was just complaining about how I think free speech can go a little too far with the whole "I (heart) boobies" bracelet in school.
To top all of that off, I watch last weeks episode of Glee yesterday and it was about Kurt, the homosexual kid, being bullied around just because he is gay. I wanted to cry for him. Do you even know how many homosexual kids commit suicide each year? How would you like to be the last kid to make fun of him before he was found hanging from his ceiling or floating face up in the school swimming pool? Feel pretty bad eh? And those things can't be taken back.
Going back to the free speech thing, if any white kid called a lonely black kid a "nigger" I'm sure he would have been kick out of class in a heartbeat and nothing would be said after that.
Just show some respect for people. Come on. Some high school kids need a slap in the face. You don't have to like everyone, but at least be respectful of who they are.
Amen sista! I thought the episode of Glee showed very well the pain of the bullier and the fact that bullies often have lots of baggage in their own lives to deal with. Even so I still get so angry when I hear stories like that and I want to slap someone too!
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