File Photo The Secondary Principals Association has warned schools that they could breach the Human Rights Act if they prevent students taking same-sex partners to their school balls. Secondary Principals' Association president Tom Parsons sent a letter to the country's principals outlining possible unlawful discrimination under the act if students were stopped from taking a same-sex date, the New Zealand Herald reports. Parsons said the letter was a "heads up" for principals unfamiliar with the issue that arose each ball season. The letter says ... "If the commission receives a complaint that a person has been excluded from attending the ball because they wanted to attend with a partner of the same sex and were denied by the school, this does raise questions of possible unlawful discrimination ..."
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First published: Friday, 28th June 2013 - 9:39am