School Principal Accused of Bullying Student Trying to Start a GSA
Student Alleges Principal Bullied Him for Organizing Gay-Straight Alliance
Chris Sigler, a 17-year-old student at Sequoyah High School in Madisonville, Tenn., tried to start a gay-straight alliance, but alleges he ended up being assaulted by the school principal for wearing a t-shirt in support of the proposed new club.
Chris is straight, but his 18-year-old sister Jessica is bisexual and has endured teasing and bullying at school. He told his family he wanted to start the GSA to provide support for gay students.
"I don't want to go to a funeral of any friends," he told his mother, Linda Sigler. The homemade t-shirt read: "GSA: We've Got Your Back."
But when he had a confrontation with Principal Maurice Moser last week, the high school senior was reportedly "shoved, bumped in the chest and verbally harassed" after he refused to take the shirt off in class, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which has taken up his cause.
Source has lots more.
ACLU is on it.
Petition at change.org.
I first heard of this on Twitter from @GeorgeTakei, who I love a little more every day.
To Chris: YOU SIR ARE AWESOME.
To Principal Moser: YOU SIR ARE A DOUCHEBAG.
Chris Sigler, a 17-year-old student at Sequoyah High School in Madisonville, Tenn., tried to start a gay-straight alliance, but alleges he ended up being assaulted by the school principal for wearing a t-shirt in support of the proposed new club.
Chris is straight, but his 18-year-old sister Jessica is bisexual and has endured teasing and bullying at school. He told his family he wanted to start the GSA to provide support for gay students.
"I don't want to go to a funeral of any friends," he told his mother, Linda Sigler. The homemade t-shirt read: "GSA: We've Got Your Back."
But when he had a confrontation with Principal Maurice Moser last week, the high school senior was reportedly "shoved, bumped in the chest and verbally harassed" after he refused to take the shirt off in class, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which has taken up his cause.
Source has lots more.
ACLU is on it.
Petition at change.org.
I first heard of this on Twitter from @GeorgeTakei, who I love a little more every day.
To Chris: YOU SIR ARE AWESOME.
To Principal Moser: YOU SIR ARE A DOUCHEBAG.