Naturally Jimmy Wallace says his bit about how church schools should be protected from teh 3bil gays*.Appalling' law lets schools expel gay students
David Marr
February 12, 2011
A SENIOR Anglican bishop calls it "appalling" and a gay and lesbian rights group condemns it as "deeply offensive", but the Attorney-General, John Hatzistergos, backs a NSW law that allows private schools to expel gay students simply for being gay.
Through a spokesman, Mr Hatzistergos, described the 30-year-old law as necessary "to maintain a sometimes delicate balance between protecting individuals from unlawful discrimination while allowing people to practise their own beliefs".
A relic of the Wran era when homosexuality was still a crime, the law exempts private schools from any obligation to enrol or deal fairly with students who are homosexual. An expulsion requires neither disruption, harassment nor even the flaunting of sexuality. Being homosexual is enough.
Full article: http://www.smh.com.au/national/educatio ... 1aqk2.html
Appalling that such a law is still on the books here in NSW in 2011, though sadly not surprising. And that the Attorney-General is actually DEFENDING this law!!!
*I personally think nothing of the sort, I have a friend who is homosexual and he's a good bloke. They should have the same rights as everyone else.
I've tweeted it on twitter (my name on there is the same as on here), feel free to retweet to get this out.