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Mayor Karl Dean made a statement following Great Hearts charter application withdrawl:

"It is a sad day for the children of Nashville who would have benefited from the high quality education Great Hearts was ready to offer. I want Great Hearts and the rest of the quality charter operators across the country to know that I am proud to be the Mayor of a very welcoming, diverse and open city- despite what has happened here. Sadly, the ones who will pay for this are the children of Nashville.  They deserve better."Mayor Dean Statement on Great Hearts Charter Withdrawl

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Christian legal group complains about assignment
June 20, 2013 11:46 GMT

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) -- Columbia State Community College officials say they're investigating a professor's assignment about gay rights.

According to The Daily Herald a Christian legal group sent the college a letter about Professor Linda Brunton's psychology class assignment. The Alliance Defending Freedom said students complained to the group.

Some students objected to being told to wear a rainbow ribbon and make statements in support of gay rights. They were then to write a paper detailing discrimination they faced for their perceived support.

The legal group asked the college to investigate the assignment, discipline Brunton and order her to apologize to students.

Chris Sanders of the Tennessee Equality Project told The Tennessean the assignment was voluntary and is commonly used in psychology classes.

Brunton was unavailable for comment.

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