Cenk Uygur
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'GAY OK' Shirts NOT OK By School Administration
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June 11, 2015
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7:11Now Playing"People were shocked and offended by the decision of a school district to ban shirts that students made bearing the innocent words “Gay OK.” Students at a Texas middle school were told to cover up the “Gay OK” message or go home, leading many people to believe the school district was silencing their support of LGBT rights, according to NBC.
The school district has since spoken out about the Gay OK issue, claiming that the students were only forbidden to wear the Gay OK shirts because they were disruptive, not because of homophobia. However, Cody Cunningham, the spokesman for McKinney Independent School District, did admit that it was wrong for teachers and administrators to punish students simply for wearing Gay OK shirts.
According to BuzzFeed, Cunningham addressed the issue, basically reversing the district’s original position entirely.” *
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