Straight A student forced out of school because he's Gay

Yes, it is Kentucky.

http://www.wlextv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4742407

A dean's list student at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg has been asked to leave the university after he revealed that he is gay on his page on a popular website.

Jason Johnson, 20, of Lexington, a near straight-A's student, revealed his sexuality on his MySpace.com web page. Johnson said the Cumberlands administrator asked him to leave the school Thursday. He said officials told him they don't approve of his gay lifestyle.

Cumberlands president, Dr. James H. Taylor, said in a written statement, "At University of the Cumberlands, we hold students to a higher standard than does society he general...University of the Cumberlands isn't for everyone. We tell prospective students about our high standards before they come. There are places students with predispositions can go such as San Francisco and the left coast or to many of the state schools."

Here's the school website: http://www.cumberlandcollege.edu/ Dr James H. Taylor presoff@ucumberlands.edu

:freak:

:grr:

as a student. He can come work with us at our DFA chapter Change For Kentucky.

Granted many big universities are somewhat to the left (but not as much as Freepers claim), but they actually give a shit about human and civil rights!

Because, you know, that's were ALL the gay people are! :sarcasm:

Fucking ignorant asshole! :mad:

He unwittingly excludes all students with "predisopositions." Boy, is he gonna catch hell from all the parents and alumni predisposed to be bigots.
I hope there are a number of schools willing to give that young man a scholarship so he can complete his education.

at the school's web page, I don't know if they are private or not.

Do the accept federal funds? If they are a public school, I smell law-suit. If not, well, they have the right to be bigoted ass hats. :-(

Still, even if they are private, I don't think that protects them from a lawsuit.

The gentleman can bring a lawsuit, but honestly, I don't know if he has a chance to win. Especially, in Kentucky and especially because it is a private religious instition.

Now, if they took 1 dime of tax-payer money, they guy has a case (and I would donate to his legal fund).

Sometimes, the system sucks. :-(

"The student by-law state students can be removed from campus for participating in pre-marital sex.or homosexual behavior - a by-law added after Johnson decided to go to school at Cumberlands."


Did he engage in "homosexual behavior" or was he forced to leave because of who (what) he is?

I wonder, if he is a virgin, would they allow him to stay? He might be able to beat them at their own game with this one.

If he's not 'practicing' its like NOT having premarital sex. Beat em at their own game.

We will welcome him into our community.

From the "About Us" section of their website:

Affiliation

o Kentucky Baptist (SBC)

..my heart goies out to this young adult.

They'd better hope they don't get a dime of federal money.

...I opened their web page, and the tab down in my task bar is abbreviated "University of the Cum..."

From their financial aid page, it does appear that they accept the various federal aid programs (Pell, Stafford, etc.)

who think such nonsense as this guy.

truly appalling

"UC continues to offer promising students of all backgrounds a broad based liberal arts program enriched with Christian values."

Guess they're just upholding their "Christian values." He's better off leaving before he gets any more brain damage from that indoctrination.

Great minds and all. That's just freaky.

A scholarship life line for LGBT students.

Sounds like a great way to help this student if he needs funds.


http://www.pointfoundation.org

the college president Worst Person In the World. Maybe the publicity will help him find a school worthy of his money and time.

I hope it makes the "Worst Person In the World" for this evening.

My partner is a donor to The Point Foundation and we think it is a wonderful organization. I hope more folks will consider making a donation and making a difference.

EXPRESSLY sought a bigoted asshole.

Sounds like they gound their guy.

"University of the Cumberlands complies with all applicable federal and state non discrimination statutes and does not engage in prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, age, or handicap."

They can kiss their federal and state funding good-bye.

Wait, it says APPLICABLE statutes.
Isn't this a religious school? Only if they do get any aid would they be held liable, but even that is finicky. Many 'private' and 'independent' 'religious' schools get SOME aid from the govt. whether it be vouchers for students (whether they like it or not), text books (used or new), standardized test forms, etc.

Also, many people do not put sex in with sexual orientation. If they did then there would be little need to include it.
What are the laws in Neb. are there any statutes there that make discriminating based on orientation, or sexuality, or perhaps even gender (that's pulling one out of left corner since orientation and gender are two different things albeit interconnected).

Will lawyers try that take, or will they be denounced for spinning rhetoric?

or in most state laws. In most of this country it is perfectly legal to fire people, throw them out of school, kick them out of their apartments, etc. for being GLBT.

Seems to me that pressure should be put on the accreditation council to pull their damned credentialing services. And someone should go after any companies those students intern with, especially if they have policies protecting sexual orientation. And why should this school be allowed to compete in athletics or academic competitions with other universities who don't discriminate like this at all? I consider this action a complete invasion of the students civil rights - and that the university has no interest in his development beyond the maintenance of his grade point average.

We shouldn't just let stuff like this pass at all. Every time this happens, it just encourages another university to do it to another student.

I can't find any proof one way or they other on their website, though I've only glanced at it, but someone further up seemed to think not.

They certainly shouldn't after this, though.

Therefore he must surely have a plan to counter those "folks" who kicked him out.

You pick your battles in this so-called life. And when you pick a battle, you'd better be bright enough to deal with all contengencies or unknown elements.

it's not unlike Chess.

For a Straight-A student, he missed a class.

I hope it's a private school. Maybe he'll get reimbursed for the time he won't be able to be in class. Anyone with "high standards" would have to placate such a request and I hope the kid requests it.

I didn't go to a catholic university because i don't believe in their crap. I wouldn't go to Liberty university either, i would be kicked out within the day.

That's stupid.

He's smart. Not rich. And even if he was rich, I doubt they'd bend over to take the money and let him continue studying there.

his choice. It's in the article.

doesn't seem like a friendly place.

The below is not a GLBT issue, but unreasonable expulsion does seem to be a school issue.

School Kicks Boy Out For Peanut Allergy

Richard told Alexander's preschool, A Brighter Future, about the problem.
<snip>
They said the school said "We do not accept children with this type of allergy" because it can't "guarantee your child's safety." The Moores said their son had 12 days to get out.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/kgtv/20060407/lo_kgtv/3382052

I have trouble remembering preschool, but don't have any problem remembering the community college classes I took. There doesn't seem to any recognition by schools of either the psychological harm they do, or an admission that deliberate harm is precisely why they do it.

declared on everyone else.

now what if this were a straight woman accused of ''sleeping around'' -- imagine the response this would get nationally?

the President of this "school" and anyone like him. How ignorant and trashy.

"left coast".

Really professional and dignified.

As if Ann Coulter/Rush-speak is acceptable in written statements from a University President.

To do so is to give a measure of support to the bastards who have hijacked christianity for their own personal gain, and who use it as a weapon to enforce their many hatreds.

monuments.

http://www.cumberlandcollege.edu/media/release.php?rk=131

The kid is lucky to be leaving. The education there can't be very good.

When the President of the University tells gay people to go to "San Francisco and the left coast" you know you're dealing with real braniacs. Sounds more like some drunken high school dropout than a university president.
Who would want to get a degree from there, let alone go there? That degree clearly wouldn't be worth the paper it's printed on.
He's welcome to come a few states north to my own Wayne State University!

* Learning Institution In Name Only

As long as they're not gay, of course.
:sarcasm:

edit: forgot the :sarcasm:

"the student by-law states students can be removed from campus for participating in pre-marital sex.or homosexual behavior - a by-law added after Johnson decided to go to school at Cumberlands."

I guess if he married his 14 year old girl cousin that'd be okay.

We have a decent sized state run college w/ a growing GLBT organization on campus. He'd be more than welcome there.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/14294381.htm


One of Johnson's close friends, Jennifer Roberts, a senior from Belfry, said "everybody on campus is extremely upset about this."

Roberts said Johnson was a person of high character, honesty and trustworthiness who had distinguished himself in several campus activities, especially theater.

"He's openly gay but doesn't flaunt it," she said, then added: "I think you would be floored by the amount of gay people at our school."

"I would consider Jason a Christian because so many of his values are Christian," she said. "He embodies everything a friend should be. A lot of people are suffering because he is not here."



Let's hope the students rise up in protest of this very un Christian action.

I do hope the students protest the removal of Jason. It's just not right. :(

and he has nothing.

....when are we going to focus on more important things:think: like idiot boy having his eyes on that :nuke: button while looking toward Iran instead of someone's sex life?? What part of this crap am I not getting anyway??:shrug: Someone help me out here??? I just don't get this!!!!:banghead:

Typical. Unoriginal. Pathetic.