Broward County officials are concerned about the actions of a high school principal in Popmano Beach, Fla., who confronted a pair of lesbian students who were holding hands on the way to class.
?We were walking to class when he rolled up on his golf cart and said, ?Didn?t I tell you two to stop doing� that?? and then he took us to his office,? one of the girls told South Florida Times. ?He gave us a speech and then separated us before calling our parents, which was wrong. My mother already knew but my friend?s mom didn?t know she is into girls.?
He then threatened them with suspension.
Though the school board says that no displays of affection - including hand-holding - are permitted, activists say that straight couples aren't censured for holding hands. Additionally, a "hand-holding ban" doesn't appear on the school's code of conduct website page.
The school has a non-discrimination policy that protects students based on age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin and religion.
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