'Day of Silence' at high school expected to draw protesters

[davidinalameda]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/04/24/lexington_gay_rights_event_fuels_debate/

School leaders are bracing for protesters at the high school on Wednesday, when some students will be participating in a ''Day of Silence," an annual national event in which the participants do not talk to one another to sympathize with gays and lesbians.

Lexington is once again facing a conflict over how it should handle making gay and lesbian students or children of gay and lesbian parents comfortable in school.

The Day of Silence controversy comes as two elementary school parents have complained about a second-grade teacher reading a fairy tale about gay marriage -- the second set of parents to complain about a children's book with a gay theme in it in less than a year.

''The school should not be endorsing events, programs, or groups that portions of the community are uncomfortable with," he said by telephone. ''That would be politicizing the issue."

so I guess they have to make sure none of the bigots in the community are offended by anything

what's next-doing away with interracial dating at school dances?

[marmar]

1. "what's next-doing away with interracial dating at school dances?"

Don't give them any ideas! :scared: :scared: :scared:

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. ''The school should not be endorsing events, programs, or groups..."

The school should not be endorsing events, programs, or groups that portions of the community are uncomfortable with.

Such as Christmas pageants and Easter break? Such as vowing allegiance "under God"? Such as permitting different races to eat at the same lunch table? Such as teaching actual science in science classes? Such as letting women teach the male leaders of tomorrow?

Crimeny, what a whiny hypocrite.

[xchrom]

3. i always love to remind conservative bigots that i really was

a gay child.

that was before i became a gay adult!

[GymDude]

4. How can you protest/prevent...

people from NOT talking?!? Official endorsement or not, they can still do this...

[noamnety]

5. I am proud to say

Our school director personally made an announcement about the Day of Silence over the loud speaker yesterday. :)

[meegbear]

6. And protesting isn't politicizing the issue?

I have known more kids getting harrased and beaten up when they're called a "fag" then someone getting called a "believer".

Fucktards.

[NMMNG]

7. What a f*ckwit

''The school should not be endorsing events, programs, or groups that portions of the community are uncomfortable with,"


I'm uncomfortable with sporting events because I suck at sports. The school should stop endorsing gym and all sports programs/events. Ditto for art, as I have absolutely no artistic abilities. :sarcasm: