WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — The University of the Cumberlands, in Williamsburg, Ky., expelled sophomore Jason Johnson April 6 for violating a policy on sexual orientation after he announced on a personal Web site that he is gay.
Johnson’s page on MySpace.com, a networking Web site popular among college students, classifies him as “gay” under a section labeled “orientation” and makes references to his boyfriend. The 20-year-old theater major is from Lexington, Ky.
A spokesman for the school told an Associated Baptist Press reporter he could not discuss the specifics of Johnson’s case due to student-privacy concerns. However, Larry Cockrum, director of media relations at Cumberlands, confirmed Johnson had been expelled.
Cockrum released a statement from Cumberlands President Jim Taylor saying the school had “followed our policies and procedures in keeping with our traditional denominational beliefs.” The student policy in question regards sexual behavior. “Any student who engages in or promotes sexual behavior not consistent with Christian principles (including sex outside marriage and homosexuality) may be suspended or asked to withdraw from the University of the Cumberlands,” it says. (TAB)
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