School outed teen to parents, said it was ‘legally obligated’: lawsuit

[poetic_pixie_13]

Two softball coaches at a Texas high school are being sued after allegedly confining a teenaged girl in a locked room, forcing her to confirm her sexual orientation, then outing her to her parents before ejecting her from the softball team

Comments

[fofomazuzu]

So, I went to go see how they were 'legally obligated' and I found this in their Student Handbook (http://www.kisd.org/khs/files/2010-2011%20Student%20Handbook.pdf):

"Engaging in inappropriate physical or sexual contact disruptive to the school’s environment or disturbing to other students or staff members."

Disturbing meaning practically just about damn near anything.

[fofomazuzu]

At my school (I don't know about others or this school) a student handbook was a contract between the school and the students/parents, you have to agree to the handbook or you don't go school.

[demeure]

If S.W. were engaging in "inappropriate physical or sexual contact" (whatever that is) while in the school building, I could see a case for telling parents. Although ffs, the important note there should be "your kid is having sex at school", not "your kid is gay", because only one of these things is a problem and only one of these things does the school have any business dealing with.

[poetic_pixie_13]

Fuck that. A good teacher realizes when policy~ is bad and finds a way around it. Ugh.

[lightbird777]

Exactly.

[umi_mikazuki]

Words cannot even express.

What the hell.

[poetic_pixie_13]

*hugs*

[umi_mikazuki]

[lostwiginity]

This is like "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"s agressive asshole of a twin brother.

[poetic_pixie_13]

I lol'ed and then felt bad. But only a little bit.

[notgarystu]

Those motherfucking dick-brained assholes.

CANNOT COHERENTLY EXPRESS RAGE GOING TO EXPLODE BRB

[poetic_pixie_13]

[notgarystu]

8<

ilu bb <3

[bellichka]

omg :')