Tennessee Principal Tells Gay Students They're 'Going to Hell': VIDEO
A Tennessee school principal who "has a habit of pushing the envelope" according to ABC24, is under fire for pointing at gay students at Haywood High School and telling them they're going to hell:
Dorothy Bond (right) is the principal at Haywood High School in Brownsville, Tennessee. She's accused of making insensitive remarks during a meeting with students. Parents are hot under the collar and the comments could drive a wedge between people living there.
“At first she was talking about PDA and she turned around and she directly pointed to the gay people and said if you're gay you're going to hell and if you're pregnant, you're life is over,” Amber Whittiemore said.
Whittiemore wasn't there to hear those words but her friend, who is gay, was. She called Amber in tears.
“When I heard about it, I was outraged,” said Haywood High School parent Tony Snipes.
Snipes said it's not the first time that Bond has made anti-gay remarks: “A couple of years ago when she was principal over at Sunny Hill one of my children had his hair in braids. At an assembly she told the young men if they're sitting between the legs of a girl getting their hair braided for a few hours, that they must be gay...If you're pregnant or homosexual, you're not welcome to Haywood County High School.”
Snipes also said Bond rebuffed him when he called her to complain. Said Bond, according to Snipes: ‘I'm sorry if I offended you but my view is still the same you're not welcome here."
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
He who is without sin cast the first stone.Guess she was too busy eating.
Posted by: Allen Dickerson | Mar 1, 2012 6:08:36 PM
SHE IS IN A PUBLIC JOB, TAKING FEDERAL MONEY!
OUT, OUT, OUT!
Posted by: Bob | Mar 1, 2012 7:17:14 PM
This woman - must be fired. Under no conditions should she be allowed to have an opportunity to twist young minds. Hopefully, she will be gone soon.
Posted by: Curtis | Mar 1, 2012 7:19:00 PM
You can be sure to blame some reprehensible indoctrination by the pastor of a black church for this woman's destructive actions, not only to herself, but her community, and the lives of others, including youth and children.
It's time to go after these black Southern Baptist churches. And the progressive liberals of the black community are going to have to be the ones to do it.
It is absolutely reprehensible how a people who've been such victims of hatred, bigotry, and prejudice can themselves, in the adoption of the religion that was used to justify abuses against them, can turn around and foster hatred, bigotry, and prejudice toward gay people.
At least the black civil rights leaders GET this, and are standing up for the civil rights of gay people. NOW it's time to take the legs out from under the MAJOR source of continuing anti-gay prejudice in the black community... the church.
Posted by: Glen | Mar 1, 2012 7:57:39 PM
This is not a gay or straight issue. This is about common decency and the right of every American citizen to be a Full, equal citizen.
Anything else, and anyone that cannot see the truth of this, is un- american. I do not use that term lightly.
Posted by: Flint | Mar 1, 2012 8:39:12 PM
Fire her ass! E-mail her, and her staff and tell them what you really think. They conveniently left her e-mail address and phone number up on the web in light of this great publicity. I wonder how badly their mail server will be taxed tomorrow?
Hmmm. Public school? Keep your religious views out of it! She's a perfect example of why we need to get rid of teachers unions! What a sad excuse for an educator! And people wonder why the educational system in the US is the laughing stock of the world!
Posted by: JDL | Mar 1, 2012 9:11:10 PM
Reason number 8,214,582 i am glad i am an atheist.
Posted by: Anarimus | Mar 2, 2012 12:18:17 AM
What do you expect from an old Tennessee hillbilly!!!
Posted by: Jeffrey Dunivant | Mar 2, 2012 8:40:59 AM
She's gone!! A principal is entitled to her personal point of views, but when she steps into a classroom and accepts a position of authority and starts announcing that gays and pregnant teens will not be tolerated she is condoning discrimination and hate. Appalling!
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2012/03/tennessee-school-principal-if-youre-gay-youre-going-to-hell/
Posted by: Bixch | Mar 2, 2012 4:38:22 PM
AwClark0227 Let me get this, are you Jewish? Or Christian? You appeared to say you were both. And secondly, you said evangelists don't believe people of other religions are going to hell. They do. Thirdly, what about a man, let's say, somewhere in Africa (no racism intended, I'm Nigerian), was a good person and always showed love, but died without ever hearing about Jesus. Does HE go to hell? Answer that for me, please. And while you're at it, explain why you're posting comments on a clearly gay site.
Posted by: Deee! | Mar 6, 2012 11:22:47 PM
Good for you principal you told it right!
Posted by: verna | May 21, 2012 4:58:24 PM
@liz: i believe that stooping to their level is the wrong approach to this. However, i do agree with michaels statement
Posted by: MissMolly | May 24, 2012 6:32:53 PM