School Principal Accused of Bullying Student Trying to Start a GSA

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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

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[shadwrayvn]

This is such bullshit!

[fickery]

Already signed the petition this morning. I can't believe the lengths this principal has gone to to block this club, and now when that doesn't work, he goes for full-on assault and physical intimidation? What an asshole.

[jettakd]

I'm from here in TN and a bunch of us at school (even though I go to a religious school and a lot of people are homophobic, even the homophobes agree this is horrifying) have been writing and calling people about this. Hopefully, some kind of punishment is given to the principal, ideally being fired and arrested for assault.

[squeeful]

"I don't want to go to a funeral of any friends," he told his mother

I hate that the world and society we live in makes it so this has to even enter the minds of our youth.

[captain_emily]

I know. This quote was heartbreaking.

[romp]

Suppressing GSAs is the norm, surely.

Lovely of the principal to provide a lesson in bullying! May he enjoy his coming job search.