What's Brewing: Montana Lance; Troy Aikman; bills targeting gay marriage advance

Montana Lance was bullied because he had a lisp.

1. The parents of a 9-year-old boy who took his own life at school last year have filed a wrongful death suit against the Lewisville (Texas) Independent School District. Montana Lance’s parents claim the district failed to protect him from bullying and harassment. Montana had a learning disability and a lisp, which led to other students harassing him for being “gay,” according to The Dallas Morning News (subscription required). The federal lawsuit was filed on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Montana’s death. Montana (above) was found hanged in the nurse’s bathroom at Stewart’s Creek Elementary School in the Colony. (Watch video below from WFAA-TV.)
2. Former Cowboys QB Troy Aikman, long the subject of gay rumors, has separated from his wife after more than 10 years of marriage. There’s no word on what led to the separation, and we suppose it’s really none of our business, but we can’t help but wonder. Aikman is set to work the Super Bowl on Sunday for Fox.
3. Bills targeting gay marriage advance in Wyoming, Iowa.

1 Comment

James Simmons on January 25, 2011 at 12:20 pm

Perhaps the Lewisville ISD is partially to blame, but if parents raised their kids properly, teaching them right from wrong and to respect others, I submit that we wouldn’t be dealing with these issues now. If the bullies’ parents can be identified, perhaps naming them as co-defendants might send a strong message to the people who most need it.

James Simmons on January 25, 2011 at 12:20 pm

Perhaps the Lewisville ISD is partially to blame, but if parents raised their kids properly, teaching them right from wrong and to respect others, I submit that we wouldn’t be dealing with these issues now. If the bullies’ parents can be identified, perhaps naming them as co-defendants might send a strong message to the people who most need it.