Gallaudet official placed on leave after signing gay marriage petition

By: American Decency Staff

 

The chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University has been placed on paid leave after she signed a petition to put a gay marriage referendum on the ballot in Maryland.

Gallaudet President T. Alan Hurwitz announced Angela McCaskill's leave in a statement Wednesday.

Hurwitz says McCaskill "participated in a legislative initiative that some feel is inappropriate" for someone in her position.

Gallaudet is the nation's leading university for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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