http://news.yahoo.com/controversial-reason-high-school-cancelled-valedictorian-speech-164016528.html
Colorado senior Evan Young was a model student. He finished his high school career with an impressive 4.5 GPA and a scholarship to Rutgers University, and he was named Twin Peaks Charter Academy High School’s valedictorian. But when school officials read a draft of his graduation speech—a customary honor given to the highest achiever—they opted to silence the student.
The talking point principal BJ Buchmann had a problem with was Young’s revelation that he is gay. Young planned to disclose his sexual orientation publicly for the first time during his speech.
“My main theme is that you’re supposed to be respectful of people, even if you don’t agree with them,” Young told The Denver Post on Thursday. “I figured my gayness would be a very good way to address that.”
Young sent a copy of his speech to the school administrators, who returned it to him with requested changes, most of which Young said he made. But when it came to omitting his sexual orientation, Young drew the line.
The administration’s unsympathetic treatment ultimately left Young speechless at the May 16 graduation. According to Young, he was only informed that his speech was canceled minutes before the ceremony, and he was further dismayed that the school declined to even mention his academic achievements during the commencement event.
here we are again school officials denying students reality and replacing it with IMO violating their 1st amendment right to free speech teaching them about the hoax of that amendment freedom is a measure doled out by whatever power structure has purview over those they want to suppress it stinks and teaches more of bigotry than what those kids need to survive in the world
aside from the bigotry displayed by the school they also sought to punish him by not informing him of their cancellation till moments before and not even acknowledging him as he was selected Valedictorian, that speaks volumes to the politics and character of those that are in charge of the molding of American youth.
The school’s attorney, Barry Arrington, added that “[Graduation] is not a time for a student to use his commencement speech to push his personal agenda on a captive audience.”
The school’s treatment of Young is not an isolated incident. Almost 75 percent of LGBT students report instances of verbal harassment and bullying at school. As many as 56 percent of LGBT students reported discriminatory practices based on their sexual orientation or identity, according to the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network 2014 report.
isn't what they are doing pushing their personal agenda on a captive audience????? hypocrisy is always in between the lines when bigots attempt to silence a voice while crying about their freedoms to the same things are alive and well. we know that they accuse others of what they do IMO to distract away from them the original perpetrators. we have seen recent similar exertions of bigotry on school students the difference here is crickets where is the noise from the students who usually rally, march hold candlelight vigils in support of those being hated on the article mentions no such support.
