26th Oct 2011, 05:37 PM
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Gender: Male Orientation: More gay than Bi Out Status: Not hiding but not many people know Location: Chicago IL Age: 30 Posts: 4,295 Join Date: Dec 2009 | Joplin teacher’s alleged remarks prompt complaints to district http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x71...ts-to-district Quote:
A Joplin High School math teacher is being criticized for anti-gay remarks that appeared in a Facebook dialogue last week.
The Joplin Board of Education is looking into the matter after being contacted by a gay right’s group called Missourians for Marriage Equality following Facebook comments attributed to Jim Whitney.
The comments first appeared on the wall of a former student’s Facebook profile on Oct. 19. The former student, Josh Gonzalez, had posted a Facebook link to a news article about a gay 15-year-old from Canada who committed suicide after being bullied.
A Facebook comment replying to the Gonzalez post that appeared under Whitney’s name stated: “Moral of the story: Don’t be gay... http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x71...ts-to-district | |
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