Christian Prep School Says Students Can Be Expelled if Anyone if Their Family Is LGBT or an Ally
Kansas School Requires Students, Parents to Sign Anti-LGBT ‘Statement of Understanding’
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Trinity Academy says it has the right to deny admission to or expel students if anyone in their home is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or an ally of equality. The private Wichita, Kansas, prep school requires applicants and their parents to sign a form agreeing to this rule.Â
“Given the debate and confusion in our society about marriage and human sexuality it is vital that Trinity families agree with and support the school’s traditional, Christian understanding of those issues,” the school’s Statement of Understanding reads.
“Therefore, when the atmosphere or conduct within a particular home is counter to the school’s understanding of a biblical lifestyle, including the practice or promotion of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) lifestyle or alternative gender identity, the school should have the right, in its sole discretion, to deny the admission of an applicant or discontinue enrollment of a current student.”
Noting that “most Christian schools these days allow celibate gay students to attend without a problem,” Friendly Atheist’s Hemant Mehta, who first reported the school policy, writes, ‘if you have a gay sibling at home who doesn’t even attend Trinity, the school could theoretically kick you out for being part of a family that isn’t appalled by what’s going on.”
The school’s Statement of Understanding also requires families to attend church regularly, agree the Bible is the “inerrant” word of God, and “the only path to salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ.” It also requires students to “refrain from” using alcohol or illegal drugs, and agree that “sex is a gift from God intended only for a man and woman within the sacred bounds of holy matrimony.”
But in an extreme example of religious hypocrisy, the statement does not say specifically that violating any of those policies will get students expelled. But having an LGBT family member or ally – that’s important enough for the school to single out as grounds for being expelled.
Since Trinity is a private, religious institution, it is legally allowed to have this policy.
In the fall Trinity will be opening up a new school for kindergarten through 8th graders.
UPDATE: 12:30 PM EDT –
Trinity’s website is now in “maintenance mode,” possibly because several sites are reporting the story.
In all fairness, however, the school does a great job on social media, and almost every post features students engaging in sports, theatre, etc. There are, however, many bible quotes interspersed among the posts, including this one from Twitter:
1Peter2 brings it! Focus on verse 12- don’t be surprised the world hates Him, but live so they may know Him! ðŸ™ðŸ’šðŸ’™ pic.twitter.com/4BYKLimqEt
— Trinity Academy (@TAknights94) April 2, 2016
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