Public school superintendent makes anti-gay slurs with school board’s approval (not really)
In a legal order released last week in response to a sexual orientation discrimination complaint, the Montgomery County (Maryland) Board of Education announced that it will not take any action against its school superintendent , Joshua Starr, for remarks he made against a local gay organization. Starr had labeled the organization’s pro-gay flyers as a “really, really disgusting message” and called the group’s actions “reprehensible and deplorable.” Even though Starr publicly made these remarks at a student town hall meeting in his official capacity as school superintendent, the School Board ruled that his anti-gay comments were only personal remarks and therefore protected under the First Amendment . What’s wrong with the above paragraph? Do you believe it? Replace the word “gay” with “ ex-gay ” and then it becomes more believable, and is actually true. The Montgomery County public school system (MCPS) is the largest public school system in Maryland, and the 17th largest in...
