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Teacher Asked Student Cover Lesbian Shirt - Sciences, Education, Art, Writing, UFO - Posted: 21st Dec, 2007 - 9:24pm
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Teacher Asked Student To Cover Up Lesbian Shirt
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| RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia high school student said she was asked by a teacher to cover up a lesbian-themed shirt or face suspension. Bethany Laccone, 17, said she was asked to cloak a logo of two interlocked female symbols while attending a class this month at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth. She's a full-time senior at nearby Woodrow Wilson High School, where she has not faced a similar ultimatum. In a letter sent Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia asked Norcom administrators to remove any mention of the incident from Laccone's records and agree not to similarly censor other students. The school's dress code prohibits "bawdy, salacious or sexually suggestive messages." ACLU leaders want administrators to clarify that students can express political views. The ACLU gave the school until Jan. 11 to respond or face further action. "What's happening to Bethany Laccone is a clear-cut case of unconstitutional censorship," said Kent Willis, executive director of the Virginia chapter. School officials did not respond to repeated messages left by The Associated Press... |
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