Controversy at Local School ... Again
Mongtomery Blair High School is catching heat for distributing fliers from a group that works "to raise awareness of alternatives to living a homosexual life."
The fliers--printed by the group Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays--were handed out to students last week during homeroom, NBC 4 News reports. Details of the flier's content are not given.
"If you have unwanted same-sex attraction, . . . then there are alternatives," Regina Griggs, the group's spokesperson, tells NBC 4 News. "Homosexual feelings can be overcome."
Avi Edelman, president of the school's Gay-Straight Student Alliance, tells NBC 4 News the fliers are a crock. "The message that they show on that flier is very different (from) what the organization actually stands for," Edelman says.
Last year, a US District Court ruled that Montgomery County could not stop the group from distributing literature in public schools. The group says it will continue to hand out fliers at area schools, NBC 4 News writes.
In October, Montgomery Blair High School students raised a ruckus when they were forced to wear color-coded ID badges.
Image courtesy of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays.
"Flier About 'Ex-Gays' Ignites Firestorm at School" (NBC 4 News)
"School Colors" (Washington Post)
2 comments:
Jesus. You'd think Blair High's the only school in the County with all the press they get. No offense, but they make Boston Public look like a fun place to send your kids . . .
I'm just grateful that I'm not 16 anymore (haven't been in a very long time).
My theory on why/how Blair gets all the press coverage is this: 1) They do a lot of weird stuff over there. 2) They have an online newspaper that's impressive for high school. 3) They do a lot of weird stuff over there.
I cover Blair because most Silver Spring teens who live below the Beltway attend that school.
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