Quote:
|
Originally Posted by M. Krass
Private schools cannot discriminate against protected classes -- race, religion, color, etc. Marital status is sometimes a protected class, but you'd have to check Delaware and local law to be sure.
Of course, I don't expect you to, y'know, take your school to court. I'm just saying, "be aware."
|
The above is NOT true, even though some groups would like it to be. Freedom of association includes the right NOT to associate with certain classes if you so choose. This has been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court on several occasions.
This is a PRIVATE school. By their very nature, they have chosen to associate with some people and not with others. They are allowed to discriminate if they choose and set their own policy on who attends their events and under what circumstances. Notice I have been careful not to include any particular group they might be discriminating against,
because it doesn't matter.
For example, a school for left handed red-heads would be perfectly legal and they would be perfectly justifed in excluding brunettes, blondes and right handers from any or all events if they so chose. They would also be permitted to dictate that you could only attend their events in groups of five if they wished. Though as has been mentioned elsewhere, they should not use Federal or possibly State monies (depending on where you live) to fund such activity. (Why should the Government be involved in a private association anyway?)
In recent years, certain activist groups have decided they have a right to poke their nose wherever they want in the interest of being "accepted". That doesn't mean it is right, or that they have a "right" to do so. Nor do we have to accept their propaganda that this is so.
Just setting the record straight,
ChrisH
Brm789, I can see this means a lot to you. I'm sure there are several young men around here who are eligible, near enough, and gentleman enough to help you out here. I hope at least one of them will.