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August 15, 2008
School Sued for Being Too Tolerant
Posted by Dave Blount at August 15, 2008 9:32 AM
You can't win when it comes to political correctness — unless you're a trial lawyer or have one looting on your behalf.
The family of a gay teenager who was fatally shot in class blames the school district for allowing their son to wear makeup and feminine clothing to school — factors the family claims led to the death.
The parents and brother of 15-year-old Larry King of Oxnard [California] filed a personal injury claim against the Hueneme school district seeking unspecified damages for not enforcing the dress code.
Apparently the parents had given up on young Larry:
King was a ward of the court and living at a shelter for abused, neglected and emotionally troubled children at the time of the shooting.
But that's no reason not to cash in, now that he's dead.
If the school had prevented him from showing up dressed like Boy George, no doubt it would be getting sued for helping to bring about his death by fostering an attitude of intolerance.
John Edwards should have stuck to his ambulance-chasing shtick instead of trying politics. He could be emptying public coffers into his pockets, instead of hiding from reporters in the restroom. There's never a shortage of bad news, which is good news for trial lawyers and the party they finance.
On a tip from V the K.
