Homosexual Policy Excludes Silver State Baptist From Voucher Program
DENVER -- A private Baptist school will appeal a decision by Denver-area officials to reject its voucher program application because the school would expel homosexuals.
Rodolfo Gomez, principal of Silver State Baptist School in Lakewood, said the rulings this month by Denver Public Schools and Jefferson County officials are unfair and contradict the purpose of the state voucher plan.
Under the state program, a school board can reject a private school's application to be part of the voucher program if it advocates or fosters unlawful behavior or teaches hatred of a person or group. Silver State's discipline policy requires automatic dismissal for premarital sex, homosexuality and "sexual perversion."...