Missouri high school history teacher suspended for showing "Boys Beware"

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The film was produced by the Ingelwood, Calif., Police Department, for training purposes. The film sets up a scenario of a boy named Jimmy and man named Ralph.

‘Jimmy played baseball all afternoon and didn’t feel like walking home so he decided to thumb a ride,’ the film explains. ‘You see, Ralph’s a homosexual, a person who demands an intimate relationship with members of their own sex, but by now Jimmy felt a fondness for Ralph and they continued to go places together,‘ the film continued.

Simon says a student complained and the administration rejected his reasoning of using the old film.

“I did say right when I started, let’s look at this and see how things have changes since 1959,” Simon said.

Now, parents and others in the community and district who know Simon have signed a petition to give Mr. Simon his job back.

http://fox4kc.com/2015/05/05/mo-high-school-history-teacher-suspended-for-showing-old-film-on-homosexuality/