At River Valley’s graduation, alumni speaker Jim McGuire told grads to pursue relationships only between a man and a woman, sparking public outcry.
Highlights
- Alumni speaker Jim McGuire condemned homosexual relationships in graduation speech.
- Marion County Board of Developmental Disabilities says it will meet with county commissioners to discuss his position as a board member.
- Marion community members plan to speak out at board meeting Monday.
- River Valley School District says McGuire was speaking on his own accord and not on behalf of the district.
- The district has made public a full transcript of the speech and an official statement the administration originally sent as and email to graduating seniors and their parents Saturday.
- A woman says she was “absolutely outraged” by McGuire’s anti-gay graduation speech at the River Valley graduation ceremony in Marion County, Ohio.