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School declines to take action against students who wore threatening ‘straight pride’ shirts
School officials have decided not to take disciplinary action against three high school students in suburban Chicago who attended classes wearing “straight pride” t-shirts earlier this week during the school’s “ally week” aimed at raising awareness to anti-gay bullying and harassment.
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Arkansas school board official resigns in wake of anti-gay rant on Facebook
Clint McCance, the Arkansas school board official, who posted a homophobic rant on Facebook where he encouraged gay kids to kill themselves, has resigned. The school board announced Monday its “unanimous decision” to accept the resignation.
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Rutgers students accused of inciting fellow student’s suicide, drop out
The two Rutgers University students, charged with invasion of privacy when a fellow student killed himself after his romantic encounter with another man was streamed on the Internet, have dropped out for the semester.
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Arkansas school official to resign following homophobic rant on Facebook page
The Arkansas school board official, who recently posting a homophobic rant on Facebook where he encouraged gay kids to kill themselves, apologized for his comments on CNN Thursday night, and said he intends to resign from the school board.
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Arkansas school board official posts anti-gay tirade on Facebook page
A school board official in Midland, Arkansas, has sparked outrage and calls for his resignation following the discovery of an anti-gay tirade on his Facebook page, where he allegedly wrote gays should kill themselves.
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Department of Education campaign aims to combat bullying in schools
The Obama Administration on Tuesday issued guidance to support educators in combating bullying in schools by clarifying when student bullying may violate federal education anti-discrimination laws.
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National Ally week to raise awareness of anti-gay bullying, promote safe schools
Monday marks the beginning of the sixth annual National Ally Week aimed at raising awareness to school-yard bulling and to aid in making schools safer for students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
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Sen. Jim DeMint reaffirms position that gays are unfit to teach in public schools
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), an emerging Tea Party hero, told a crowd of supporters in South Carolina Friday that he will continue to recruit like-minded Conservatives across the nation to run for Congress and pastors to join the fight to “take our country back.”
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Shirvell on leave, will face hearing over anti-gay blog targeting U-M student president
Andrew Shirvell, an assistant attorney general in Michigan, who, for nearly six months has waged an vicious online campaign against the openly gay student body president of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, went on personal leave today.
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Grad student alleges school trying to force her to change her anti-gay beliefs
A Georgia graduate student has filed a lawsuit accusing Augusta State University officials of violating her constitutional rights — she claims the school told her that her anti-gay beliefs are incompatible with the standards of her desired profession.