A dean's list student at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg has been asked to leave the university after he revealed that he is gay on his page on a popular website.

Jason Johnson, 20, of Lexington, a near straight-A's student, revealed his sexuality on his MySpace.com web page. Johnson said the Cumberlands administrator asked him to leave the school Thursday. He said officials told him they don't approve of his gay lifestyle.

Cumberlands president, Dr. James H. Taylor, said in a written statement, "At University of the Cumberlands, we hold students to a higher standard than does society he general...University of the Cumberlands isn't for everyone. We tell prospective students about our high standards before they come. There are places students with predispositions can go such as San Francisco and the left coast or to many of the state schools."

Brett Hall, a spokesman for Gov. Ernie Fletcher, said Wednesday the governor hasn't yet decided whether to use his line-item veto power to remove the funding for the pharmacy school from the state budget.

Hall said Fletcher is concerned that the proposed pharmacy school might not be able to win accreditation because of its policy against accepting gay and lesbian students. Hall said the governor also has sought a legal opinion from his general counsel about whether the state can give money for a building project to a religious institution.