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Michigan teacher won't let student write about gay marriage

The district isn't naming the teacher.
Credit: AP
In this Feb. 13, 2020 photo, Christine Jackson, left, and Angela McDermitt-Jackson hold each other closely at their home in Montrose, Mich. The couple was married in Chicago in 2015. Their family is upset that daughter Destiney McDermitt was not allowed to write about gay marriage for a paper in school. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

MONTROSE, Mich. — A Michigan teacher has denied a request from a student with two mothers to write about same-sex marriage for a class assignment.

MLive reports Destiny McDermitt, a junior at Hill McCloy High School in Montrose, was given an assignment this month to write a speech discussing an issue they felt strongly about and to take a stand for or against it.

The teacher, who the district isn't naming, allegedly told McDermitt she couldn’t write about same-sex marriage because the topic could offend someone in the class. 

Credit: AP
In this Feb. 13, 2020 photo, Christine Jackson, left, and Angela McDermitt-Jackson , right, sit with their daughter Destiney McDermitt at their home in Montrose, Mich. The family is upset that Destiney McDermitt was not allowed to write about gay marriage for a paper in school. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

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