Principal banned student from mentioning he’s gay in school newspaper “senior spotlight” profile

The principal allegedly made up a policy banning “sexuality, orientation, religion, or illegal drugs” from being discussed. So Tyler Johnson spoke out on social media.

Tyler Johnson spoke out against his school principal on TikTok
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A student in Syracuse, New York is speaking out after his school principal told him he couldn’t mention being gay in the school newspaper.

Tyler Johnson, 17, is a senior at Tully High School who was picked to be part of the school’s “Senior Spotlight” newspaper series. He was sent some questions to answer, and one of them was about the biggest challenge he has had to overcome in his life.

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His response: “The biggest challenge I faced was growing up gay and coming out. I had to learn how to become comfortable in my own skin and how to stay strong through bullying and all the negative experiences I had while trying to navigate through life.”

Johnson said that Principal Mike O’Brien called him into his office and told him that he couldn’t come out as gay in the school’s newspaper because…

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