Christie Calls Teacher’s Anti-Gay Facebook Remarks “Disturbing”
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie expressed his concern about anti-gay statements made by a New Jersey high school teacher on her personal Facebook page.
The statements made by Viki Knox have set off a debate about free speech and gay rights.
“I think that kind of example is not a positive one at all to be setting for folks who have such an important and influential position in our society,” said Christie last week on a radio program. “I’m really concerned about those kinds of statements being made.”
According to the New Jersey Star Ledger, the uproar over Knox began two weeks ago when she posted comments on her public Facebook page that were critical of a Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month display at Union High School. The special-education teacher with more than 20 years of experience went on to describe homosexuality as “a perverted spirit” and “a sin that breeds like cancer.”
The school board has launched an investigation to determine whether or not Knox’s conduct violated the school’s policies.