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Catholic school denies children’s enrollment due to gay parents
A lesbian couple is speaking out after a Catholic school in Colorado banned their two children from re-enrolling because they are gay parents. Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput said the decision by the Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Boulder not to let the children re-enroll conforms to church teachings. The parents have chosen to remain […]
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ACLU backs lesbian student, sues Mississippi school over canceled prom
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Thursday against Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Miss., after the school district decided to cancel this year’s prom rather than let a lesbian student attend the dance with her girlfriend. At the center of the lawsuit is a memorandum from the school that was circulated to students […]
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School district cancels prom to prevent lesbian student from bring girlfriend
A Mississippi high school has called off the annual senior prom after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend. The Itawamba County school board announced […]
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San Francisco school board votes to increase funding for LGBTQ education
The San Francisco school board voted Tuesday night to fund a substantial increase in instruction and services related to gay and lesbian issues. The school district, facing layoffs and massive program cuts, unanimously agreed that the estimated $120,000 annual price tag was worth it to support for gay and lesbian students — children who are […]
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Iowa lawmakers seek to exclude gay students from anti-bullying law
Two Iowa state legislators have introduced a bill that would remove protections for gay, lesbian and transgender students from an anti-bullying law passed in 2007. Republican Reps. Jason Schultz and Matt Windschitl want to remove protection to lesbians, gay and transgender students from the Safe Schools Law, in and effort to reverse the Iowa’s Supreme […]
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Lesbian student barred from wearing tuxedo in yearbook photo
JACKSON, Miss. — An openly gay high school student in Mississippi is fighting with school officials for the right to wear a tuxedo in her upcoming yearbook portrait.
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MN teachers acussed of harassment placed on leave
The Anoka-Hennepin School District reported that two teachers who repeatedly mocked a student they believed was gay are on leave, a district official said Tuesday. Diane Cleveland and Walter Filson were placed on leave within the past week, said Ginny Karbowski, director of career and technical education for the Secondary Technical Education Program (STEP), where […]
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School district to pay $25K over gay slurs, harassment
Minnesota’s largest school district, Anoka-Hennepin, has agreed to pay a family $25,000 after two teachers allegedly harassed a boy because of his perceived sexual orientation, according to the Star Tribune. The teachers reportedly harassed the boy and subjected him to classroom jokes, comments and innuendos. The boy’s “fence swings both ways,” teacher Diane Cleveland commented […]
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Tennessee Schools Agree to Stop Blocking LGBT Web Sites
From NPR. The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that they have settled out of court with two Tennessee school districts sued on behalf of local students for blocking classroom access to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Web sites. The lawsuit alleged that Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and Knox County Schools violated the rights of […]
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Gay-friendly online high school believed to be first of its kind
A new online high school targeting LGBT students, believed to be the first of its kind, plans to launch in January 2010.