Gay JBU Student Is Dismissed WED JAN 25, 2006
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Updated: April 17, 2007
The first openly gay student to attend John Brown University has been dismissed from classes.
Students of John Brown have to sign and live by a set of guidelines.
Its called a Community Covenant and it`s meant to encourage Christian living.
Michael Guinn says he was required to abide by extra guidelines.
"I couldn`t shake a guys hand too long. I couldn`t hug a guy too long." Guinn said, "If I some how got involved in athletics I couldn`t do the butt slap thing. I couldn`t dress in drag."
Guinn says University officials dismissed after finding a picture of him dressed in drag on-line.
The schools president says it`s illegal for him to talk about Guinn`s dismissal without Guinn`s consent.
But school officials are saying the guidelines Guinn is talking about are being misrepresented.
