Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 16:47:42 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 3/7/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. OR: Cross-dressing boy claims discrimination at school 2. CA: Bill introduced to allow anti-gay student transfers 3. Various resources for safe schools programs ================================================================ The Oregonian, February 27, 2000 1320 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201 (Fax 503-294-4193 ) (E-MAIL: Letters@news.oregonian.com ) ( http://www.oregonlive.com/ ) Schools face fine line: dress code vs. personal rights A cross-dresser at Barlow High School prompts a debate about gay rights, homophobia and outrageous outfits By Wendy Y. Lawton of The Oregonian staff GRESHAM ­ Brian Peters is a classical music fan, an aspiring computer ace and a junior at Sam Barlow High School. Peters is also gay. Sometimes, he likes to dress like a woman. The 17-year-old says it makes him feel pretty. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] * Researcher Lovelle Svart contributed to this story. You can reach Wendy Lawton at 503-294-5938 or by e-mail at wendylawton@news.oregonian.com. ================================================================================= Riverside Press-Enterprise, February 25, 2000 3512 14th St., Riverside, CA, 92501 (Fax 909-782-7630 ) (E-MAIL: letters@pe.net ) ( http://www.pe.net/ ) Legislation would ease student transfers Education: A bill sponsored by State Sen. Ray Haynes allows parents to request that their child be moved out of a teacher's classroom. Ioana Patringenaru, The Press-Enterprise State Sen. Ray Haynes introduced a bill Wednesday allowing school districts to transfer a student out of their classroom at the request of parents. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:43:44 EST To: SARATOGANY@aol.com, bdm3g@gateway.net From: "Reis, Elizabeth" Subject: fyi: misc. Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:12:53 -0800 Dear Safe Schools members and friends ... [unrelated items omitted] From the "Booklets and Reports" section of the Safe Schools Resource Guide (available on line, go to http://www.safeschools-wa.org and click on the "I have read ..." message, then click on "The Safe Schools Resource Guide, and then on the Booklets and Reports section) these are just a few very exciting resources: Ask Sybil Liberty. Information sheets about discrimination (including sexual orientation-related discrimination), censorship, dress codes, etc. featuring an African-American female superhero (Sybil). American Civil Liberties Union, Public Education Dept, 132 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036, Ph: 212-944-9800, ext. 422 ... Middle - High School Hate Motivated Behavior in Schools. Contains strategies and tools, including reproducible forms for documenting all kinds of malicious harassment. Alemeda Office of Education, 313 W Winston Ave, Hayward, CA 94544-1198, Ph: 510-670-4156 It's Our School: Some Practical Tools for School Safety. A very complete new publication from the Washington State Attorney General and the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. September, 1999. Web version: or contact Liz Mendizabal, AG Public Affairs, (360) 586-1883 or Diane Turner, OSPI Communications, (360) 664-9219 ... adults. Using the Klein Scale to Teach about Sexual Orientation. Excellent pamphlet available in its entirety on the website, to help educators to understand sexual orientation as well as how to teach about it. Bisexual Resource Center, P.O. 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