Comments on: Ore. school district to examine policy after gay group silenced

By: L.J. Rhodes

L.J. Rhodes — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:38:09 +0000

‘This is an opportunity for us to learn and refine what we’re doing,’ said Doug Jantzi, Medford schools secondary education director.”

First, what are they doing? Discriminating against GLBT students. Second, what are they trying to learn and/or refine? How to get away with it? This year’s tactic didn’t work, so they’ll try some other form of oppression next year and see if that works out any better?

By: David Burkebile Seattle WA

David Burkebile Seattle WA — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:24:21 +0000

This is the same town where the conservative ex-baptist minister sponsored for 20+years a sign on the local freeway (I-5) telling everyone the Pope is the anti-Christ, and anyone going to that church was going to hell. The same Homophobic Baptist minister was allegedly placing his hand where they did not belong, when he was not preaching how America was going to hell if they accept gays. I am not surprised by the resistance to new ideas. This red neck town is like Fred Phelps church, everybody is related and rants against fluoride, gays, abortions, condoms, liberal thinking about global warming (which includes anything Al-Gore), how the government is going to take away their guns in the next ten minutes, and the sky is going to fall in the next five minutes. This sawmill town has been against everything, and almost died because of it and still does not have a clue how to have a thought, that has not first thought by Rush Limbaugh. Why should they change? They live in their own little self-righteous ignorant singularity world. The KKK has more of a chance of admitting black members; then this town’s churches have the ability to love their non-straight neighbor. If it was not for the sawmill, the local rock quarry, the number of teen pregnancies, and I-5, this lily white, ass backward, redneck town would have blown off the map long time ago- That’s from my grandmother who attended that Baptist church there. I feel for the GLBTQ kids that have to grow-up there

By: drewski

drewski — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:58:25 +0000

Guess everybody’s forgotten. Remember several years ago, when all the sudden it seemed like Oregon was some epicenter for gay haters? They’re in Medford (and other nearby cities). So being surprised by this is like being surprised by gay haters in Colorado Springs. Call them out on it.

By: Jessica K

Jessica K — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:27:41 +0000

““This is an opportunity for us to learn and refine what we’re doing,” said Doug Jantzi”"

Cough, Cough, Bullshit!

By: Dermot

Dermot — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:07:59 +0000

“Proselytizing”? Can they really be serious?

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:05:21 +0000

“….and we will make corrections if needed.”

Smells of the Fox guarding the hen house……NO!…there’s nothing WRONG here!

By: EQUALITY

EQUALITY — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:43:52 +0000

…we will make corrections if needed.”
IF needed? Wow, still clueless. Corrections are obviously needed; now make them!