Tyler Johnson, 17, was selected as a “Senior Spotlight” for his school’s January newsletter. He was asked about his biggest challenge and how he’d overcome it. For him, that challenge was growing up gay and overcoming bullying in his life.
But his principal and school superintendent disallowed his comment, saying that religion, sexual orientation or illegal drugs couldn’t be included in the school newsletter.
Johnson took his situation to TicTok, and the policies of his school district have been changed.
https://www.syracuse.com/schools/2022/01/a-cny-gay-teen-shares-his-biggest-challenge-schools-response-sets-off-a-storm.html?fbclid=IwAR2TQFZOBeLuQsy9FNoDjY-ykshx3dLpj2AkcXSKhvtexD-9VQh_uSiEsvM
