Principal Assaults H.S. Student for Pro-Gay Shirt

[William769]

A high school student in Madisonville. Tenn., said he was verbally and physically assaulted by his principal last week for wearing a T-shirt to support the establishment of a gay-straight alliance at Sequoyah High School.

Chris Sigler wore a homemade t-shirt to school last Tuesday that read, "Gay Straight Alliance: We've Got Your Back," according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which is assisting Sigler and other students in the matter. Though he was told to cover up his shirt that day, he wore the shirt again the following Friday.

Principal Maurice Moser came to Sigler's economic class in the middle of an exam, and demanded that all other students leave the room. Sigler's sister Jessica refused to leave. Both siblings said Moser grabbed Chris Sigler's arm, shoved him against a wall, and chest-bumped him several times, while asking, "Who's the big man now?" The attack ended when Sigler's mother arrived at the school to find Moser leaning over her son, shouting in his face. Moser eventually agreed not to formally suspend Chris, stipulating that the student leave the school grounds for the remainder of the day.

The family filed a report about the incident with local law enforcement, and the ACLU is demanding that the school district declare in writing that students can wear clothing that peacefully express an opinion. The organization plans to file a lawsuit if steps to make amends for the assault are not made.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/10/04/Principal_Assaults_HS_Student_for_ProGay_Shirt/

[patrice]

1. Sad weak man "leads" that school??? wow. It's not good for the students to be exposed to that

kind of vulnerability in a leadership role model in an ongoing basis.

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Why is he not behind bars?

How is that not assault?

[joeybee12]

5. Yup...throw him in jail...nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

13. Local law enforcement will always support the local schools unless it something on the order of

teacher/student sex

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Every day another story of open bigotry and violence

against GLBT people in America.

[William769]

4. Speaking of bigotry, can you count the number of stories there have been of people apologizing for

Homophobic slurs? Honestly this year I lost count & we still have roughly 3 Months to go in this year.

[yardwork]

8. Weak, mealy-mouthed apologies, most of them.

[provis99]

6. Moser has "self-hating closet homosexual" written all over him

[yardwork]

7. Do you have any evidence for that? Because if not, the accusation itself is a slur against GLBTQ.

When somebody does something violently racist, are they accused of being secretly black? Are antisemites secretly Jewish?

Yes, sometimes homophobes are self-hating closeted homosexuals. Most of the time, though, homophobes are straight people who hate.

[mitchtv]

9. sigh

didn't you know? gays are at fault for homophobia..

[WillParkinson]

11. Psh...

We're at fault for most every ill known to mankind. Hadn't you heard? :sarcasm: (Not really, but wishful thinking on my part.)

[yardwork]

14. We are so powerful we can destroy worlds!!!

[jberryhill]

10. The high school has a text number for reporting bullying....

http://sites.google.com/site/sequoyahwebsqhs/home

Anonymous Text: 423-252-7503
Report drugs, weapons, threats, bullying, disruptive behavior

[Initech]

12. People that are that bigoted - what did their parents do to them???

[Evasporque]

15. Tea Bagger...asshat jerk...bully nt

[47of74]

16. Why isn't that asshole principal in jail right now?

[Ignis]

17. "Who's the big man now?"

What an asshole. :grr:

[beyurslf]

18. He agreed not to suspend him? I kept waiting for the line about the the police

arresting the man who battered a child.

[Divine Discontent]

19. assaulted and degraded a child with violent overtones - he should be charged. I hope someone bigger

and badder than he is has a talk with him and asks him who is the bigger man now?


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