By Rob Moritz During Thursday night ’s Arkansas News Bureau interview, McCance left open LITTLE ROCK — The Midland the possibility of running School District school board again for the school board. member who made anti-gay “If they decide later, a comments on his Facebook page year or five years or 10 has resigned. years later, to vote me back Clint McCance announced his in, if my constituents want resignation Thursday night that then I’ll run again,” he during an interview on CNN. said. “I am sorry I made those McCance’s comments were first ignorant comments,” the vice published in The Advocate, a president of the school board pro-gay publication, on said. “I would never support Tuesday. He has since suicide for any kid, I don’t disabled his Facebook page. support bullying of any kids.” On Thursday, more than two The 31-year-old recently dozen protesters gathered for posted the anti-gay comments about two hours just off the on his Facebook profile in Midland High School campus, response to a request for in the northern Arkansas students to wear purple to community of Pleasant Plains support lesbian, gay, in Independence County. Some bisexual and transgender signs read “RESIGN” and “ALL youth who might be KIDS MATTER.” considering suicide. About a dozen counter- “Seriously they want me to protesters huddled nearby, wear purple because five wearing “pro-Bible” T-shirts queers killed themselves. The and signs with a similar only way im wearin it for message. them is if they all commit McCance’s comments have drawn suicide,” McCance wrote on criticism from state his Facebook page last week. Education Commissioner Tom “I cant believe the people of Kimbrell, the Arkansas School this world have gotten this Boards Association and from stupid. We are honoring the gay-rights groups nationwide. fact that they sinned and Kimbrell questioned whether killed thereselves because of McCance was fit to remain on their sin. REALLY PEOPLE,” the school board. the post said.
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