Monday, May 14, 2007

Movie Day @ Brokeback Junior High

The main feature:

A suit was filed on behalf of a 12-year-old girl who claims she suffered psychological distress when a teacher showed in class the gay-themed movie "Brokeback Mountain."

The girl, Jessica Turner, and her grandparents Kenneth and LaVerne Richardson, are seeking more than $400,000 in damages under the suit filed Friday against the Chicago Board of Education and others.

In her lawsuit, a 12-year-old girl claims she suffered psychological distress after watching "Brokeback Mountain."

According to the suit, a substitute teacher introduced herself as Ms. Buford to Jessica's class at Ashburn Community Elementary School, 8300 S. St. Louis Ave. She then said, "What happens in Ms. Buford's class stays in Ms. Buford's class," the suit claims. Buford then had a student close the door, and started showing the controversial R-rated film, which features two men engaged in sex.

The suit alleges Ashburn's principal, Jewel A. Diaz, was aware that the tale of the love between two cowboys set in the West of the 1960s was being shown to the minors.


Now you know why people homeschool.

The next time you hear of public schools trying to get parents involved remember this incident. Do you think Ms. Buford has any respect for the parents and guardians of these children?

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