Judge Says Parent's Concern About Homosexual Teacher
Not a Reason to Deny Student Reenrollment

Tupelo, MS - An administrative law judge in Olympia, Washington has set aside a Kent School District decision denying reenrollment to a student whose parent expressed concerns about a homosexual teacher teaching a sex education class.

The student, Lucas Schrader, had been enrolled in Kent Mt. View Academy, a charter school in the Kent School District, for three years. Because Lucas lives in another school district, his parents were required to apply each year for Lucas’ admission to the school. Lucas had flourished at the school, and Mrs. Schrader was extremely active in serving the school.

At the close of school this year, Mr. Schrader learned that a homosexual teacher had been assigned to teach a sex education class for this fall. Mr. Schrader expressed concerns he had about this to Debbie Dempsey, Kent Mt. View Academy’s principal. Ms. Dempsey responded by denying the Schrader’s application for reenrollment for this school year. Administrative Law Judge Cindy L. Burdue found that “the principal’s denial of the parents’ application was based entirely upon the statements of [Mr. Schrader] to the Principal.”

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