September 25, 2007
What If It Had Said “Christian? Fine by me”…?
From WETM IN Ithica, NY:
Imagine being sent home from school, not because of something you said or did, but because of a message on the shirt you wore. That’s what happened to Heathyre Farnham, a 10th grader at Spencer-Van Etten High School. The message on the shirt reads: “Gay? Fine by me.” Heathyre’s mother, Brynda Beeman, says the shirt did contain any offensive message, “It doesn’t say anything bad. It shows your support of your gay friends and it’s not an offensive shirt in any way.”
School officials at Spencer Van-Etten High School disagree. They would not comment on camera on the matter, but over the phone the school board president says Farnham was sent home from school on Friday because the shirt violated the school’s dress code.
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The Spencer Van-Etten School Board has a public meeting at 7pm at the Spencer Middle School on Tuesday and will listen to the public’s grievances over the school’s decision.
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