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The worth of your child in Alabama Public Schools: $2,655
The Lauderdale County Board of Education in Florence, Ala. has decreed that Queer students, racial minority students, overweight students, or any students that do not meet the standards of normalcy of the local community are worth precisely “2 weeks suspension without pay.” For the average teacher in Alabama this comes to roughly $2,655.
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Alabama high school coach suspended following anti-gay classroom rant
The Alabama public school high teacher and football coach who was secretly recorded in a classroom setting making derogatory comments about gays and First Lady Michelle Obama, has been suspended.
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Rutgers University names new student center for Tyler Clementi
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers University has announced it has named a new student named for Tyler Clementi, a gay student who jumped to his death in 2010 after his roommate used a webcam to record Clementi in an intimate encounter with another man.
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Va. House approves bill allowing universities to fund student groups that discriminate
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday voted in favor of a bill that would allow a religious or political university student group to participate in what could be defined as discriminatory practices, and still require the school to provide funding and access to campus facilities.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is back, with new provision to ‘out’ LGBT students
A Tennessee lawmaker on Tuesday resurrected the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill which would prohibit teachers from discussing sexuality with their students, but with a new provision that would require school officials to “out” LGBT students to their parents.
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Survey: 75 percent of incoming college freshmen support same-sex marriage
Support for same-sex marriage rose to 75 percent among incoming freshmen at four-year colleges, according to a massive survey conducted by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute.
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Zero-tolerance policies perpetuate a school-to-prison pipeline for LGBT youth
The U.S. Senate held a landmark hearing Wednesday on ending the nation’s school-to-prison pipeline that affirmed that gay and transgender youth also face harsher punishments in schools than other students, which disproportionately pipeline them into the juvenile justice system.
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After flip-flop, Illinois school forms committee for new transgender policy
Following its controversial decision to rescind a policy that would have added protections for transgender and gender nonconforming students in its schools Oct. 19, the East Aurora School District announced Monday that it is forming a committee to work on an all new “inclusive policy.”
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LGBT History Month profile: Nationally respected educator Ramon Cortines
Ramon Cortines is a nationally respected educator. He served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles and New York City school districts.
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Two years after Tyler Clementi’s death, Rutgers now shines as example of diversity, inclusiveness
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.. — Two years ago, following the death of Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University who jumped to his death from the George Washington bridge after a sexual encounter he had with another man was streamed online by his roommate, Rutgers quickly found itself being associated with homophobia and cruelty.