Boy punished for talking about gay mom

I hope all parties involved sue this school, and be forced to make a formal apology.

Dec. 1, 2003 | LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- A 7-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 Monday.

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 heard the remark scolded Marcus, telling him "gay" was a "bad word" and sending him to the principal's office. The following week, Marcus had to come to school early and repeatedly write: "I will never use the word `gay' in school again."

http://www.salon.com/mwt/wire/2003/12/01/gay_mom/index.html

and i mean that in the eric cartman sense.

this will be settled out of court

the girl who was punished for saying "thats so gay" to her friend also get a big fat college fund?

Just asking.

between the two, yes. But when schools take to punishing people under zero tolerence policies and the word "gay" is a punishable offense, then the difference is irrelevant.

And I don't think the other girl should have been punished either.

i don't know what punishment the girl got, but I don't think a verbal scolding is uncalled for in her case.

the issue. Is there a zero tolerance policy in this parrish on the word gay? Or are you bringing some other agenda to this story?

...because of a teacher's stupidity and/or bigotry.

education instead of dumping their morality on all the kids subjected to their right wing tripe.

lose out on what? Clarify, please.

be able to watch the folks who made him write "never say gay", write "I will never embarass a 7 year old for loving his moms".

:thumbsup:

n/t