Arkansas Catholic Schools Threaten LGBT Students with Expulsion

Published 09/14 2016 10:08PM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - New rules issued by the Diocese of Little Rock appear to require lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in Catholic schools in Arkansas to hide their sexual identity or face expulsion.

The diocese issued an addendum last week to the handbook for 6,700 students in the state's Catholic schools, warning that anyone who "openly expresses their sexual identity" will face disciplinary action.

Rita Sklar, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas, said the edict is mean-spirited, whether or not it is legal.

"If they do anything to stigmatize this very vulnerable group of kids, I think it's very irresponsible and potentially dangerous," she said, "because we've seen what happens to LGBT kids when they feel unwanted and unloved. Sometimes they take their own life."

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http://www.lrchs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Addendum-to-Handbook.pdf

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