LGBT posters permitted but not Bible Verses
An Ohio teenager received an “in-school suspension” for having posted Bible verses around her school early this month. Gabby Helsinger of Lebanon High School was inspired by the LGBT Pride flag posters posted up around her school to write out some Bible verses to do some messaging of her own. She stuck them on lockers and walls, only to find teachers taking them down. In a video published by her mother Tina on Facebook, Gabby explained what happened next. “The next day, I got called to the office and there is a letter that says that I have an ISS, which is an in-school suspension, and the reason why I have it is because ‘abuse of others, disrespect, rudeness’ because I put Bible verses up ‘targeting the GSA organization.’” Gabby told viewers that she didn’t know what the “GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) was or meant.” She had noticed, however, people in her school who she thought were in need of help that such an organization could not provide. “They don’t need to be l...