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Showing of gay
tolerance video restricted at Hawaii high school

Showing of gay
tolerance video restricted at Hawaii high school

Objections from some parents led officials of a high school on the island of Maui in Hawaii to restrict the showing of a video about discrimination against gays. King Kekaulike High School had planned to show the 50-minute video this month to ninth-, 10th-, and 11th-grade students. Area superintendent Kenneth Nomura said that after meeting with Principal Susan Scofield and some teachers, they decided to allow only students who had parental permission to view the video. Students now must have a parent sign a permission slip to watch the video. Nomura said the decision to show the video was based on school board policy that calls for schools to present various viewpoints on controversial issues. But about 30 parents objected after watching the video at the school library. Ron Ark, grandfather of a student at King Kakaulike High School, said the majority of people attending the viewing were against showing the video because it portrayed Christians as being the "bad guys." He said the video wasn't well-researched, adding, "They're promoting their gay agenda." But Connie McAboy, whose 17-year-old son is gay, said the video was intended to help solve problems of harassment and physical abuse of gay students on campus. Tony McAboy said the harassment problem is so bad that he has decided to get a GED rather than attend his senior year at the school. (AP)

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