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California Assembly approves landmark bill that would require teaching of LGBT history
The California state Assembly on Tuesday approved landmark legislation that would require the teaching of LGBT history in public schools.
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Federal investigators: Calif. school’s response to anti-gay bullying ‘inadequate’
Federal investigators on Friday concluded that the Tehachapi, Calif., Unified School District failed to “adequately investigate or respond appropriately to the bullying of a gay, 13-year-old middle school student who hung himself in September due to the harassment.”
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Michigan school board denies use of coming out, anti-bullying video
The school board in Saugatuck, Mich., this week voted against a motion that would have allowed a video on coming out to be part of the eighth-grade sex education curriculum.
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Duncan to Educators: Gay-Straight Alliances are protected under federal law
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan this week warned school administrators nationwide that gay-straight alliance groups must be recognized as having the the same legal rights and protections as other student clubs at public secondary schools.
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Education Department holds first ever LGBT youth summit aimed at safer schools
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday kicked off the first-ever LGBT youth summit, a two-day event on “Creating and Maintaining Safe and Supportive Environments for LGBT Youth.”
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Virginia school district agrees to stop blocking pro-LGBT websites
The Prince William County school district in Northern Virgina, has removed an internet filter that blocked school computers from accessing websites that provided information on LGBT issues. The action comes following a warning by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia back in April, advising the suburban Washington D.C. school district, to stop censoring websites […]
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Texas legislature approves bill to improve school bullying-prevention policies
The Texas legislature on Thursday gave final approval on a bill designed to crack down on bullying and require schools to have improved bullying-prevention policies.
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Tennessee state Senate approves amended version of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
The Tennessee state Senate on Friday approved a controversial aimed at prohibiting teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms.
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Catholic high school prohibits lesbian couple from attending prom
A lesbian student at a Long Island Catholic high school has been has been banned from taking a girlfriend to the senior prom.
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School principal bans ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ because a gay man wrote it
My senior year at Marshfield High School was getting rolling and auditions for our drama club’s production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” were scheduled for the afternoon.