RE: Gay California teachers 'come out' in classroom

["Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>]

I feel that it is no more appropriate for a teacher to "come out" in a
classroom environment than it is for a teacher to announce to a classroom
full of students that he/she is heterosexual.  Simply put, the classroom is
not the place for it.

If, and when, a person should decide to "come out" I feel that this should
be done in the privacy of a gathering of family and/or friends.

Just putting in my two cents,

Tom Hansen

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Harrell [mailto:johnbharrell@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 3:18 PM
To: DonaldH675@aol.com; vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Re: Gay California teachers 'come out' in classroom


Melynda Huskey,

"Why shouldn't they come out?"

Because there are parents that want to be able teach their children
about sexuality without having other people thrust it upon their
children. To "come out" in front of children shows a lack of tolerance
and compassion for parents that desire to have that part of training
done by the parents. School should not be a place for sexual activism,
unless that is what the government school is really about - indoctrination.

Please have compassion and tolerance for traditional families who are
loving and enjoying life and who don't want to have to deal with all
that goes into having their children being exposed to such behaviours.

John Harrell


--- DonaldH675@aol.com wrote:
> Dear  Phil Cooper,
>
> That was about as offensive a "joke" as I've seen on Vision 2020.  Many of
us
> who are subscribers have lost friends and family members to HIV, and we
don't
> need your homophobic, hateful comments at their expense.  I suggest you
get
> your mind out of other people's "rear ends."
>
> As to teachers coming out, there are gay teachers and gay students in
every
> school in the U.S.--yes, even right here in Moscow.  Why shouldn't they
come
> out?  The abuse of gay students in U.S. schools is so pervasive and so
severe
> that the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch
compares
> it to the epidemic of rape in South African high schools.  The Washington
> Safe Schools Coalition website is an excellent source of information on
> homophobia and its prevention in schools, and GLSEN (The Gay, Lesbian,
> Straight Educators' Network) offers curricula, teacher training materials,
> and other information for teachers who want to make their schools safe for
> every student.
>
> Melynda Huskey
>


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