Saturday, October 15, 2011

Male cheerleader booted for gay kiss

Male cheerleader booted for gay kiss
Male cheerleader booted for gay kiss, Alice Cheerleader Kicked-Off Squad, Suspended From School, After Camera's Catch Him Kissing Another Male Student. ALICE - A kiss has conjured up controversy at Alice High School.

A male cheerleader said he was kicked off the squad and suspended after he was caught kissing another male student on campus.


The young man spent countless hours practicing every day for years to make the varsity cheer squad, and he had it all taken away from him in an instant.

Perhaps most surprising, is the way the student was caught. Not in person by a teacher, but by surveillance camera, leading the young man to believe he was being watched and targeted by school officials simply because of his sexual orientation. male cheerleader kissing, male cheerleader suspended kissing, male cheerleader kissing, male cheerleader district does not suspend students for kissing

"They never check cameras for anything unless something is stolen," the young man said, asking not be indentified. "We would be the ones getting caught because I'm sure we were the only ones, sexual orientation wise, being caught like that."

The boy said public displays of affection are a relatively common occurrence at Alice HS, and he believes that the principal would not have targeted him had he been caught kissing a female student.

"In this school [kissing] is everywhere, if that were the case, suspending everyone for that, half the school would be suspended," he said.

The district superintendent told 6 News he couldn't comment about the matter because of privacy issues.

The family said that they were told during a meeting Thursday with school administrator's, that the principal's decision will be under review, and if there are any changes to that decision, they will be notified sometime at the beginning of next week.

They say if their son isn't put back on the cheerleading squad, they will pursue further action.

Source:kristv