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FORT WORTH, Texas , October 11, 2011 - The Texas school where a teen was punished for saying homosexuality was wrong has apologized and stated the boy “has the right to express an opinion in a manner consistent with law and policy.” The Fort Worth Independent School District has issued a letter fully vindicating high school freshman Dakota Ary, who was given in-school suspension for telling another student that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith . Dakota Ary The school’s letter is in response to a letter from the Christian legal organization Liberty Counsel , which is representing Dakota, requesting full vindication and a full retraction of the suspension. The district’s letter will be placed in Dakota’s permanent file to further clear his record. The controversy surrounded an incident that happened when Dakota was in Kristopher Franks ’ German language class at Western Hills High School and the topic of homosexuality arose. Dakota said to one of his...

FORT WORTH, Texas , September 29, 2011  - The teacher responsible for suspending a student after he expressed opposition to homosexuality has been placed on administrative leave with pay. High school student Dakota Ary was suspended for criticizing homosexuality in class. Last week, Western Hills High School teacher Kristopher Franks   retaliated  against high school freshman and honors student Dakota Ary after he was overheard telling one other student that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith . The conversation, held during a class discussion on religious beliefs in Germany, arose when one student asked what Germans thought about homosexuality in relation to religion. Ary says the instructor “started yelling” upon hearing the boy’s statement, and charged him with “possible bullying” before sending him to the principal’s office for discipline, where he received a two-day in-class suspension. The sentence was reduced to one day after Ary’s...