From the LA Times (link):
A Christian school in Ontario expelled a student Thursday because her parents are lesbians, according to a letter from the school's superintendent.
Freshman Shay Clark, 14, was told to leave Ontario Christian High School after administrators learned of her parents' relationship this week.
"Your family does not meet the policies of admission," Supt. Leonard Stob wrote to Tina Clark, Shay's biological mother. The policy, he added, states that at least one parent cannot engage in practices "immoral or inconsistent with a positive Christian life style [sic] such as cohabitating without marriage or in a homosexual relationship."
The letter included two checks refunding $3,415, Shay's tuition for half the school year and an art fee. Attempts to reach Stob were unsuccessful.
Clark and her partner, Mitzi Gray, have been together for 22 years, and have three daughters; the others are ages 9 and 19. Clark and Gray said school officials learned of their relationship after Shay and another cheerleader were reprimanded for talking to the crowd during a football game Sept. 16.
After Clark was told that her daughter could no longer attend the school, the mother was ordered to remove Shay from cheerleading practice, collect her daughter's belongings and leave the property. Shay and her parents say they will not appeal the school's ruling. Shay will attend public school next week.
If you'd like to let the school know what you think about this, here is their link: http://www.ocschools.org/hs/, or lstob@ocschools.org for Mr. Stob's address, and finally info@ocschools.org for their general info.
**EDIT**
Here's the letter I wrote.
Dear Mr. Stob,
I came across the story of Ms. Shay Clark in the LA Times. Having received Christian schooling many years of my life myself, I must say I found the action taken against young Ms. Clark nothing less than vile. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that most of the teachings of Christ concerned the importance of being non-judgmental towards your fellow man and woman. I ask you, what would Christ say about you passing judgements on this young girl not for her own behaviour, but rather for what you perceive to be sins on her parents' accounts? Do you think Christ would believe the sins of parents pass down to their children? Doesn't your clear act of exclusiveness go against the inclusiveness he actively preached?
I urge you to more closely examine, and reconsider, your actions.
Alex Lombardi
Anonymous
September 27 2005, 21:14:35 UTC 6 years ago
it's anne
did you get a response from stob?September 27 2005, 21:35:49 UTC 6 years ago
Re: it's anne
Haven't heard anything from him yet...