Was it okay for a middle school to out a 14 year old to his parents?

First I was outraged. But now, I'm actually a bit divided on this one after reading the story. First, read a snippet of the story:

Administrators at a Utah middle school outed a gay teenage boy to his parents because they feared he would be bullied, but the move has outraged civil rights groups that claim the student's privacy was violated.

Alpine School District took the unusual step after the 14-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, created an advertisement about himself and his sexual orientation during a class project.

An aide later overheard other students ridiculing him and became concerned about bullying. Even though the boy was openly gay in school, he did not want to tell his parents.

He was openly gay at school, and even created a class project about being gay. Does a kid have a reasonable expectation that his parents aren't going to find out or be told after they're this open? Granted, it's not clear what a 14 year old can reasonably expect - he's 14.

I'm not convinced that schools should be outing kids to their parents, especially when some parents disown their kids or worse on finding out they're gay. But I'm also not convinced that particular story is a good example of a kid's privacy being violated. Are you really that private if you're openly gay at school and creating class projects about being gay? Interesting question. Thoughts?