School board sued over film viewing
Published 9:00 pm Sunday, May 13, 2007
CHICAGO – A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film “Brokeback Mountain” in class.
The lawsuit claims that Jessica Turner, 12, suffered psychological distress after viewing the movie in her eighth-grade class at Ashburn Community Elementary School last year.
The film, which won three Oscars, depicts two cowboys who conceal their homosexual affair.
The girl and Kenneth and LaVerne Richardson, the girl’s grandparents and guardians, are seeking about $500,000 in damages.
