Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 9/27/83; site hplabsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hplabsc!labelle From: labelle@hplabsc.UUCP (WB6YZZ La Belle) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.politics Subject: Re: Homosexual teachers- a serious question Message-ID: <2023@hplabsc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 17:05:59 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsc.2023 Posted: Wed Jul 18 17:05:59 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Jul-84 03:09:03 EDT References: <2014@hplabsc.UUCP> <2612@allegra.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 40 To Alan D. and the 9 out of 10 others who think that the right of a gay teacher to maintain his job takes precedence over the rights of the many parents to see that the person representing them in the classroom is acceptable to them- What are "inalienable rights"? Who defines them? Can they change? Are there exceptions to the rule? What about the "inalienable rights" of the parents to raise their children according to their own standards? One could send his or her own child to a private school of his own choosing to insure a certain "quality", but I don't think this should be neccessary. I pay for my school, I should have some say in who teaches there! (I'm speaking strictly of grammar school here! High School or college is irrelevant) What should be taught in grammar is the 3 R's not morals, religion, OR GAY LIFE! Kids at this age are extremely impres- sionable and the teacher at this level should as neutral as possible as to chosen life styles which will come later in life. I think the matter of the removal of an undesirable teacher in this particular case is an exception to the general rule. There was a court case in the late 60's here in the S.F. area with regards to a "hippie" who grew long hair and held a job in which he worked behind a counter and and was fired. He lost the case on the grounds that the person who employed him had a right to demand a certain dress code in this particular line of work- over His right to wear long hair. The analogy is similar. Also, as I tried to say, I wasn't refering only to gay or "minority" teachers. If a teacher is impressing upon the class something undesireable (as determined by a majority of the parents) outside the 3 R's, they should have a right to remove them. GEORGE