South Carolina high school principal resigns over formation of gay club

I approve of this former-principal. His integrity has allowed him to see where his bias could affect his duties, and he's chosen to resign instead of causing all kinds of undue chaos. I only hope his successor is as wise.

He's resigning out of spite of the students, not out of his belief in tolerance.

Hopefully their new principle will get rid of their absurd abstinence only education.

I do have to say that I respect this decision just as darius said for that fact that it prevents conflict.

I think it's unfortunate that, with all of the great news surrounding the homosexual community as of late, we have this news to bring us back to the reality of discrimination.

It is rather unfortunate for him to step down. What I do not understand is why he believes that a GayStraight Alliance club would promote sex of any kind. I was vice president of the GayStaight Alliance Club (a.k.a Project 10) and what we tried to do was to spread awareness about the GLBT community.

I'm with darius and Greg on this. Obviously I wish he could come to terms with his prejudice and realize that it could have a negative impact on the students under his influence. But if he realized that he couldn't, the best place for him is out of public education. I wish him luck in his next job and hope the students and parents of IRMO High School realize they are lucky to have not have an educator forcing his religious views on his students.

He's only a victim if we allow him to be. I don't see him that way.

He stepped down because of his differing beliefs?
Wow! What a refreshing change of behavior!
I wish some other "leaders" would take his cue.

When I hear the word gay or homosexuality, I don't think of sex. I think the principal is a pervert!

I'm sure no one wanted him to stay anyway.

Bye bye principal. Who gives a flying FK about your religious beliefs in a public school. Why don't you go be a principal at a private Christian School.

The students should all have a sleep in protest at the principals office.

I agree -- that man belongs in a religious school where bigotry is sanctioned and encouraged, and out of a public institution that should be respecting and appreciating all students.

the students should be applauded for being confident enough to support each other as they explore what it means to be a sexual person.

he assumes that everyone is straight. this club affirms that they aren't. sadly, he can't deal. sucks to be him.

I have two words for him: "so long."

I am guessing he does not believe in tolerance.

"Homosexuality, controlling populations for thousands of years" Good thing we have the internet! Where minorities can join together and super impose their opinions, as if they're equal to the opinion of the majority. Don't Reproduce!!!!!! Watch T.V.!!!! Pay your taxes!!! Be gay, cause your bloodline isn't important.

Maybe he thought the gay people were gonna do him. maybe he just needs to get over his homophobia!

Ignoring the rest of the fallacies in your post, by your logic astronaut, the more people that believe something, the more correct it is. Glad to know that the truth is so easy to find.

Crawl back to your pod-people, where you belong.

By the way, you might wanna look up that bloodline theory of yours. SPOILERS! RACE IS MADE UP.

Bigotry and prejudice do not belong in schools or anywhere else. Wouldn't it be nice if we could get rid of all of these delusional maniacs simply by forming clubs? Sign me up.

I have gay friends who went to this high school back in the day.If he can't seperate hate from work then he should be fired. To allow him to quit is to allow him to protest being gay. I would never give him the satisfaction of of that kind of protest..

People like this will not survive the information age. They will die off or adapt like the dinosaurs and the Luddites.

i can agree that the guy had some integrity in resigning instead of remaining as a hindrance to ...what's it called ? right - progress - but when he and his similarly minded minions commit a jim jones style mass suicide , then i'll say he was an outstanding example of a guy who made a real sacrifice for freedom .

This guy's a joke. His students are much more mature than him. They didn't feel the need to leave the school because they knew they had a principle who didn't agree with their beliefs. Good riddance and congrats to the students who are free of him.

Just, WTF?

Okay, I'm really confused on why people make such a big deal about gays, their marriages, their lives, etc. It seems as though these types of religious people are trying to sway gays towards their own warped sense of thinking without realizing that they are the disturbed ones. What if it were the other way around? What if the bible said that marriage was to be between either a man and a man or a woman and a woman. Then they would be the outsiders just because some book said that was the right way? They'd be singing a different tune, that's for sure.

Good to hear. People like this have no place in our schools.

As a 'Transplanted Grandmother' born
in the South, it is obvious..
It's a modern version of the ole KKK attempting to rear its ugly head again..As the lyrics of the song;
"When will they ever learn? When will WE ever learn?"

It is totally up to him to resign. If he feels that he cannot deal with it than he is wise to resign and work elsewhere. LGBT students have the same right to expression as any other group. The comment of his that it will force students to have sex is ludacris at best. I grew up LGBT and did not have sex until I was in college. It is about meeting that right person and sharing experiences. There are straight and gay individuals who make unwise decisions in life. That is human, it has nothing to do with orientation or identity.

Astronaut,
WOW!I am getting damn tired of people screaming about bloodlines... can some one say 'Master Race'.... anyway, I really think it's more important to give GOOD HOMES to NEEDY ORPHANS!
And I agree TV is evil, actually... and, although I'm sure I'll regret exposing my own paranoia, that tv and magazines have subliminal messages from the gov't telling us to obey politicians, worship the devil and reproduce.
As for the post, what an ass, I'm sure he won't be missed.

Good riddance I suppose.

I personally dont approve of gays but i still respect their right to live how they want. I also dont believe in god but from what ive seen and heard god will forgive you for almost anything.

deuces

What was this guy doing as a South Carolina high school principal in the first place? At least he didn't quit because he disagreed with the science department!

The Gay/Straight Alliance Club sounds like a positive thing no matter what your sexual orientation. Tolerance is an important virtue that I doubt the students would have learned from Mr. Walker.

Some people have morals and a genuine concern for the future of mankind. For this he will be called 'hater' and 'bigot' and whatever the PC folks can hurl.

I fully respect his decision. As said by someone earlier, at least he knew that if he stayed, his decisions would be bias.

Haha...his name is Walker...and that's just what he did; he walked.

"which he said would be the first based on sexual orientation, preference or activity at the school "

I like that.....it goes along the lines of what I always think about people who claim to be different then shun people for calling them different.

This club is the WE ARE DIFFERENT CLUB..love us don't call us different, don't call us abnormal...for we are different and you (should we force you with clubs--pun intended) will tolerate us or ELSE!

Lame.

People call others intolerant when they don't agree with them. That's a poor use of the word and it makes it as over used as the term "open minded". That and saying everything is art...subjective (over used term)....which just means nothing is art....duh....rambling.

Anyway just because someone doesn't agree with someone being homosexual doesn't mean they are homophobic. You can not agree with being up high because you don't like it doesn't mean you're afraid of heights. You just don't like being high. You can not like peas doesn't mean you're afraid of them. I don't like onions but I'm not afraid of them. I'll end up eating them one way or another but those are the small kind and they don't bother me...or onion rings.

You cannot like a certain movie doesn't mean you're afraid of all movies. It's lame and disrespectful to always bring up OMG HE'S homophobic because he doesn't agree with ME! No. I won't be using lame again for I'm making that out to be over used....I'll use a different word---stupid.

What he did is say that he's not going to compromise his beliefs for other people's views. That's what people want him to do. They want him (especially the guy who is head of the club) to accept ONLY their view and dismiss his beliefs as fodder. Is that fair to state that you are more right over someone else? They don't accept that kind of thinking why should someone who is against their club accept it from them.

He had every right to do what he did and I'm glad it's making the news. People are too into the need to force everyone to accept that they are different then whine about how people say they are different and then get upset because people call them not normal.

A club is unnecessary. Just like praying, apparently, in school is unnecessary. If you can't stand prayer in school but you can stand someone talking about their sexual orientation as a reason to have an entire club formed....then you're the one that's intolerant. Oh wait....separation of church and state...just an easy way for those who hate to hate harder.

I have no problem with his quitting because his belief system could not be reconciled with reality. I do have a problem with his unwillingness to have his belief system challenged. People who are closed to alternatives and don't want to understand differences as an intellectual enterprise don't belong in the teaching profession anyway. I'm sure he'll be a hero to the radical right, and though I don't know for sure, I wonder if he's been on talk radio yet. If not, I'm sure he will be.

But you don't have any problem looking down on him.

He does not belong in a public school.
Jubal is right.
If a Christian School wants him that is OK.

J_Jammer, homophobia is not the fear of homosexuals, its the extreme dislike of them. From the American Heritage dictionary, definition two of the word - A strong fear, **dislike**, or aversion. So you're whole rant...well, it holds no ground.

Anyway, at the subject at hand, I don't care if someone dislikes homosexuality, so long as they don't appose on people's rights or how they're treated. That being said, I think this man did the right thing - he saw where he would be unjust toward students, and instead of telling them they can't have their club, or treating them in a wrong fashion, he stepped down. While I wish he could have tried to be more tolerant, I still think this was a pretty good decision.