Michigan Teacher suspended for allowing Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ pro-marriage equality song “Same Love.”
South Lyon’s Centennial Middle School in Michigan suspended performing arts teacher Susan Johnson for letting a student play Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ pro-marriage equality song “Same Love.”
Even though the song is about celebrating everyone, the school sided with an offended student and told Johnson to take three-days off, two of which were without pay.
“I was paralyzed. I really didn’t understand why I was being suspended,” she told the local Fox News affiliate. “I’m very disappointed in the bias, the bigotry that I feel that they’re really hiding behind.”
“I really love my kids and I never want to hurt them, but I also know that there’s a lot of bullying and there’s a lot of gay bashing and racial issues going on in our country and I want the kids to feel comfortable in my class no matter who they are,” said the teacher, who has contacted the ACLU about the matter.
The school wouldn’t comment on the situation, saying, “We don’t go on camera here in South Lyon.”
THIS IS A LETTER FROM A STUDENT!