Louisiana student sent home over pro-gay T-shirt

The Louisiana ACLU has sent a letter to the principal of a DeSoto Parish middle school after he sent a student home because a T-shirt she wore had a gay-friendly message, reports 365gay.com.

Dawn Henderson wore a shirt to school with the message “Some Kids are Gay. That’s OK.” According to a Tuesday news release from the ACLU, principal Keith Simmons ordered her to change her shirt or go home.

The ACLU’s letter to Simmons says students have a First Amendment right to express their opinions, including on T-shirts, as long as the school allows clothing with slogans.

Simmons did not immediately return a call for comment. The ACLU release, however, says school officials said the slogan was “distracting,” although no incident of disruption was attributed to it.