GAY SCHOOL OPENS IN US

Sky News ^ | 07:03 UK, Tuesday September 09, 2003 | Sky News

[tomball]

America's first publicly-funded school for gay and lesbian teenagers has opened its doors in New York.

The first day for the 72 students was marked with noisy displays of support and opposition.

Opponents staged a demonstration outside the Harvey Milk High School waving placards.

One of them said: "Sodomy - it's to die for."

One of the protesters said opening a school for gays was a retrograde step.

He said: "We're going back to the point where blacks and whites will be wanting their own schools. It's absolutely insane."

But a school supporter said all the pupils wanted to be there and had the blessing of their families.

"It's a place where they can feel safe," he added.

Harvey Milk High School is run by a charity but receives £2m in cash from city officials.

It hopes to increase the number of students to 100 in the near future.

[Vaduz]

And the HOLE class showed up.

[Pest]

So when will they open a school for STRAIGHTS ONLY?

I guess that's not P.C. in our gay-loving society.

[2timothy3.16]

Think about it for a moment.

So when will they open a school for STRAIGHTS ONLY?

If all the homosexuals are in seperate schools, what are the schools that are left? Are they not "Straight only"?

I'm not so sure I disapprove of putting all homosexuals and lesbians into their own schools.

[WestPacSailor]

Only in NY, or perhaps Kollyfornya, would the taxpayers support this kind of stupidity.

[jim_trent]

How do they handle sex education class there?

[mikeb704]

How do they handle sex education class there?

In a hands on fashion, no doubt.

[Guillermo]

I'm sure they have an "abstinence-only" program.

[Puppage]

Physical Ed isn't a class name, it's a students name.

[smiley]

Well.....isn't that special.....

[GOP_Proud]

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But it's voluntary. Homosexuals can still go to the regular schools. His comment, if I understand it correctly, is that what if we tried to open a school that "prohibits" homosexuals as this school "prohibits" heterosexuals. No can do.

[Zack Nguyen]

Consider this: In this opening of a gay high school we have the tacit encouragement of homosexual behavior, with all it's pain, disease, and heartache. Those kids are being lied to by the left, and it's disgusting.

[jimt]

$2M in funding from the city, and 72 students equals $28K per student. I guess some animals ARE more equal than others.

[biblewonk]

The blacks and whites point is a very good point.

[Rummyfan]

If I had a child in the NYC school system I would demand a school for him / her (the white straight school?) with funding equal to the massive amount of money this school is getting. This surely would not stand up in court.

[jalisco555]

But a school supporter said all the pupils wanted to be there and had the blessing of their families.

Although at first glance setting up a special school for gays seems insane this may actually be an important step toward school choice in public education if we play it right. After all, if gay students and their parents can opt out of schools that fail to protect and educate them why can't others as well? Moves like this undercut the logic behind the education monopoly's rejection of choice.

[martin_fierro]

Meet the school Mascot.

[putupon]

Here's the Prom Queen.

[martin_fierro]

Nah -- ALL the students make Prom Queen!

[freekitty]

I think discriminatory is the word.