Some students at Sullivan High School
in Sullivan, Indiana are calling for a prom which excludes gay
students.
Parents, students and faculty met on
Sunday at the Sullivan First Christian Church to discuss plans for a
separate prom.
“We want to make the public see that
we love the homosexuals, but we don't think it's right nor should it
be accepted,” one student told NBC
affiliate WTWO.
Diana Medley, a special education
teacher, backed the plan, saying she believes being gay is a choice.
“We don't agree with it and it's
offensive to us,” Medley said.
“I believe that it was life
circumstances and they chose to be that way; God created everyone
equal.”
“Homosexual students come to me with
their problems, and I don't agree with them, but I care about them,”
she added. “It's the same thing with my special needs kids. I
think God puts everyone in our lives for a reason.”
When asked if the same goes for gays,
Medley answered: “No I honestly don't [think they have a purpose in
life]. Sorry, but I don't. I don't understand it. A gay person
isn't going to come up and make some change unless it's to realize
that it was a choice and they're choosing God.”
A
Charge.org petition calling on the school district to discipline
Medley for her remarks has attracted nearly 14,000 signatures as of
Tuesday night.