15-Year-Old Student Bullied for Supporting Biblical View of Family

Liberty Counsel sent a letter to school officials at Shawano High School after they censored and punished Brandon Wegner, a 15-year-old, for writing an op-ed article explaining the Biblical view of homosexuality and supporting natural mother-father adoption. the school demanding it apologize for its unconstitutional and irrational censorship and humiliation of Brandon.

Brandon quoted several verses from the Bible regarding homosexuality. After Brandon wrote this article he was pulled into hours of meetings with school administrators and staff, without his parents' knowledge. This caused him to miss exam preparation classes and at least one exam.

Brandon was hauled before the superintendent on charges that he had violated the school's bullying policy. Superintendent Todd Carlson told him that the column "went against the bullying policy," and asked him if he "regretted" writing it. When Mr. Wegner stated that he did not regret writing it, and that he stood behind his beliefs, Superintendent Carlson told him that he "had got to be one of the most ignorant kids to try to argue with him about this topic," that "we have the power to suspend you if we want to" and that the column had "personally offended me, so I know you offended other people!"

The First Amendment protects the opinions of all, including student journalists. The bullying at Shawano High School is by Superintendent Todd Carlson and the school officials, not the student, Brandon Wegner. The school officials have displayed blatant intolerance of a view on homosexuality held by many people. The school's actions are shocking and unjustified. The superintendent should immediately apologize and stop the bullying.

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Lou Buren of TWAU BLOG: This Todd Carlson sounds like a very twisted and distorted individual. Who's parents obviously failed miserably in raising him. They didn't teach him the Biblical truths behind homosexuality, that those who live that way and don't repent will go to Hell. And that some people in life are going to be offended at things that are facts. And that's ok. It is ok to offend others as long as you are stating facts. Aside from the Factual Biblical sides of this, Mr.Todd Carlson has infringed on this 15 year old's freedom of speech.

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