Two girls are suing a Christian school after they were expelled because the principal believes they are lesbians. The students were expelled allegedly for being lesbians have filed a lawsuit against a Christian high school.

The complaint claims the California Lutheran High School Association - which oversees operation of a high school in Wildomar, Calif. - engaged in discrimination, invasion of privacy and unfair business practices in its handling and ultimate dismissal of two juniors, who are not named to protect their privacy, the North County Times in Southern California reported.

The students were called into the office of Principal Gregory Bork Sept. 7, the lawsuit claims, where Bork "individually and separately interrogated the (students) in a closed room, without the parents' knowledge or consent... and asked (them) inappropriate and personal questions such as whether they loved one another and were lesbians."

"In such a manner, Bork coerced one of the (students) to admit that she 'loves' the other," a court document states.

The next day, the parents received a phone call from Bork informing them the board had decided to expel the students. One day later, the parents confronted the principal in person and by phone and were told the two girls could not remain at school "with those feelings."

Bork wrote a letter Sept. 15 to the parents stating "while there is no open physical contact between the two girls, there is still a bond of intimacy... characteristic of a lesbian (relationship). ...Such a relationship is unchristian. To allow the girls to attend (Cal Lutheran) ... would send a message to students and parents that we either condone this situation and/or will not do anything about it. That message would not reflect our beliefs and principles."

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