Schools can expel students that seem gay, appeals court rules

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Court_Christian_school_can_expel_lesbian_0128.html

A California appeals court ruled Monday that a Christian high school can expel students perceived to be lesbians, upholding a 2008 lower court ruling that there were "no triable" elements to the case, according to a story released by the Associated Press Tuesday evening.

[predfan]

1. Private schools, send your kids there, take what you get.

[LeftinOH]

2. Even if they "seem" gay. Hmmm, its like a sequel to 'The Children's Hour'....n/t

[Coexist]

3. 'seem gay'?? what are they psychic??

[lonestarnot]

14. WTF! Seems gay? Seems gay to whom? Seems gay my ass!

[Stuckinthebush]

4. It's a private school, they can do what they want

I'd hope that smart parents don't give these scum money.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. So long as they don't accept a single penny of government money, that is correct.

And I agree - parents shouldn't be giving these scum their money.

Honestly, unless you live in an area with atrocious schools, private schools aren't worth jack shit. Their students perform better because they have parents that can afford the tuition and/or are actually engaged in their lives, not because they're any better quality.

[merica4biden]

10. whatever they want?

Can they break other laws, too?

[Stuckinthebush]

17. LOL

You know what I mean ;-)

[Bill McBlueState]

6. People are saying private schools can do whatever they want

Can they expel students perceived to be non-white?

[Smith_3]

8. Ding Ding Ding.

We have a winner.

[fizzgig]

13. private schools can if they receive zero federal dollars

federal anti-discrimination laws do not apply in such cases

[varkam]

19. They sure can. eom

[ferrous wheel]

21. If I ran a private school, I would reserve the right to expel/exclude perceived "christians"

sauce for the goose, etc.

[treestar]

7. The students are probably better off. What would they be learning about

themselves there? Public school or a private school run by open minded people wouldn't do that.

[Kittycat]

9. Misleading title.

You're talking about religious schools. Completely different.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

11. Religeous schools, different rules

[mod mom]

12. Um...even if it's religious schools, it's still discrimination! I hope this gets challenged

[ProfessorGAC]

16. It's Been Challenged, Hasn't It?

That was how i read this story. It was challenged and the courts decided they could do this.

It may seem wrong, but there is probably a point of legal minutia that sets a precedent to allow this.
GAC

On Edit: This does, however, seem like the kind of thing that anti-discrimination laws in employment and housing cover. So, i guess now that i think about it, i'm wondering what the basis of the decision actually is.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

18. Not in the legal sense. Parents signed a contract which included behaviors

Since not a contract against public policy, so its enforceable

[varkam]

20. It's discrimination, but since it's a private school there's no legal ground to challenge it.

I mean, unless the parents signed a contract that stated that students cannot be expelled for this sort of thing - but even then the most that you can probably hope for is a breach of contract action in a state court.

[Stevenmarc]

15. The very last place I would want a "perceived" gay child ....

to be educated in is a Christian school since most of them seem to lack some very basic Christ like qualities. IMO the kids are better off not in that environment.