Posted on 12/30/2005 4:57:09 AM PST by ShadowDancer
Girls Suspected Of Being Lesbians Expelled From School
Teens File Lawsuit Against School
POSTED: 7:23 am EST December 30, 2005
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Two 16-year-olds who were expelled from a Lutheran high school because they were suspected of being lesbians have sued the school for invasion of privacy and discrimination.
The lawsuit, filed last week in Riverside County Superior Court, seeks the girls' re-enrollment at the small California Lutheran High School, unspecified damages and an injunction barring the school from excluding gays and lesbians.
Kirk D. Hanson, an attorney for the girls, said the expulsion traumatized and humiliated them.
"Their entire support network was pulled out from under them because of suspicions about their sexual orientation," said Hanson, who declined to say whether his clients are lesbians.
The school is on Christmas break until next week, and messages left for school officials Thursday were not immediately returned.
The lawsuit alleges that the school's principal, Gregory Bork, called the girls into his office, grilled them on their sexual orientation and "coerced" one girl into saying she loved the other.
The next day, the lawsuit says, Bork told the girls' parents they could not stay at the school with "those feelings." In a Sept. 12 letter to the parents, Bork acknowledged that officials had seen no physical contact between the girls but said their friendship was "uncharacteristic of normal girl relationships and more characteristic of a lesbian one."
"Such a relationship violates our Christian Code of Conduct," Bork wrote in his letter, which was included as an exhibit in the lawsuit. He called the girls' behavior "scandalous" and "immoral."
Hanson said the 142-student school in Wildomar, Calif., must comply with state civil rights laws because it functions as a business by collecting tuition.
"There's a lot of hypocrisy going on here," Hanson said. "The school is claiming the girls were expelled because their conduct wasn't within the Christian code. But at the same time, (the school) has students who aren't Christians and are even Jewish."
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I wouldn't surprised if somehow, in some way, some small amount of State or Federal funding makes its way to this school. In which case, Game Over.
Those Lutherans and Catholics are just so intolerant! /s
I agree that the school has every right to enforce its own "membership requirements." I think the suit is ridiculous to put it mildly. I wonder what other behavior the girls did to make them "suspect." There's almost a funny irony here. I have long maintained that those who are not adults cannot properly decide if they are of any "alternative" sexual orientation. This almost seems to say that they can. I do hope that all the boys that may have a high voice or maybe some effeminate characteristics (then again I consider guys wearing earrings to be demonstrating this too) who are not "gay" don't get rounded up.
Only if they're hot!
I'm thinking this story is leaving out a lot of details.
Suspected lesbians expelled from Lutheran school ping.
Interesting points.
Hi June.
Aren't perverts wonderful?
Picture a young Janet Reno and Hildabeast Rodham in your mind, and I believe you will decline the offer. < /humor >
Back in the good old Christmas Spirit I see. But I do pretty much agree with you.
The truth is they would be happier in a public school where this is prized behavior.
It wasn't the expulsion that did that. It was the fact that they were "outed". They must not be terribly proud of their, ahem, "orientation".
But Bigfoot is looking for volunteers. Janet would be perfect!
Uh-huh. In other words, this private Lutheran school upheld Christian values and you know that to be the truth.
A very hot interrogation ...........
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