Student With Anti-Gay T-Shirt Sues District
A San Diego County school district was sued Wednesday for allegedly violating the civil rights of a student who was suspended for wearing a T-shirt reading “Homosexuality Is Shameful.”
A federal suit filed against the Poway Unified School District says Tyler Chase Harper, a 16-year-old sophomore, was suspended for expressing his “sincerely held religious beliefs” during and after an April 21 “Day of Silence.” During the national event, high school and college students remain silent to show support for homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender students.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
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