Florida Principal Pulls Pro-Gay Article From Student Paper [View All]

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A high school principal has withheld published copies of a student newspaper to eliminate an opinion column written by a student about homosexuality.

Katie Thompson, a 17-year-old senior, wrote the column "Homosexuality is not a Choice," for the Oct. 10 edition of the student newspaper at Ridgeview High School. Ridgeview is located in Clay County, about 12 miles south of Jacksonville.

Thompson, who is bisexual, said her teacher approved the 300-word essay, but Principal Toni McCabe objected and claimed the subject was "too mature for a high school audience."