Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Gay Student Sues OH School District Over T-Shirt; Student Says His Freedom of Expression Violated

A gay student -- whose southwest Ohio high school prohibited him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays -- is suing the school, saying it's violating his freedom of expression rights, the Associated Press website reports today (April 4, 2012).

The mother of 16-year-old Maverick Couch filed the federal lawsuit on his behalf against Wayne Local School District and the principal of Waynesville High School, northeast of Cincinnati.

Couch is a junior at the public school. His lawsuit says he has been threatened with suspension if he wears a shirt bearing the message "Jesus Is Not a Homophobe."

The lawsuit asks that school officials be ordered to allow Couch to wear the shirt. It also seeks unspecified monetary damages.

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