SC principal rethinks resignation over gay club

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - School officials say the South Carolina high school principal who said he would resign because of a gay club at the school has changed his mind.

By: Associated Press | WNCT-On Your Side
Published: December 05, 2008

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - School officials say the South Carolina high school principal who said he would resign because of a gay club at the school has changed his mind.
Irmo High School principal Eddie Walker had said he would retire in May because his values conflicted with a proposed Gay-Straight Alliance.
Lexington-Richland District 5 spokesman Buddy Price told The State newspaper Thursday that interim superintendent Herbert Berg got a letter from Walker that said he wanted to stay. Price says Walker's contract will be up for renewal in the spring.
Walker wrote last May that he believed the club would be somewhat sexual in nature and that conflicted with his religious beliefs.
The school board in June refused to ban the club, but did approve guidelines that allow parents to opt their children out of any club.