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School rejects child of gay parents
Updated: Saturday, 28 Jul 2012, 11:37 AM MDT
Published : Saturday, 28 Jul 2012, 1:45 PM MDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An attorney says an Albuquerque Christian school has refused to enroll a student in its pre-K program because his parents are gay.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that attorney Shane Youtz says a couple he represents received a letter from Hope Christian school saying their three-year-old son would not be able to enroll because of his parents' sexual orientation.
Youtz says the move is a violation of the New Mexico Human Rights Act.
An official from Hope Christian - which received $61,455 in public, federal funding for the current budget year - declined to comment.
The New Mexico Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in "public accommodations." It also bans discrimination based sexual orientation.
The statute allows religious-based organizations to discriminate on that basis but not if they have nonprofit status.
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