It took me a minute to make a decision on how I felt about this. The conclusion that I've come to is that children attending a same-sex wedding is not the issue here.
I don't think that students should be let out of school as an entire class to attend a private event hosted by the teacher. I think that is poor judgement on the teachers part. Not only is she taking away classroom time from these students, but she's messing with the plans of other teachers that interact with these students during the day.
I'm not sure that I think any teacher should include their students in private matters. But, if a teacher truly feels close enough to his/her students to invite them to such event it should not take away from their school day. I'm sure it would not have been difficult to plan this wedding on a weekend.
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