Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:21:39 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 4/21/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news, pt. 2 1. CA: News article on Agoura Hills GSA 2. UT: Editorial on lawsuit over gay club ban ========================================================== LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 12, 2000 Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA, 90053 (Fax 213-237-7679 or 213-237-5319 ) (E-MAIL: letters@latimes.com ) ( http://www.latimes.com ) Club makes strides toward understanding Educated Visibility was created in 1998 to provide support and education on issues facing gay youths. By CHRIS G. DENINA AGOURA HILLS - When Educated Visibility started at Agoura High School in fall 1998, club members were met with weird looks and hard comments. In the often harsh world of high school social order, it would be fair to say being gay or just talking about homosexuality occupied a low rung on the campus status ladder. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== Deseret News, April 13, 2000 Box 1257, Salt Lake City, UT, 84110 (Fax 801-237-2121 ) (E-MAIL: letters@desnews.com ) ( http://www.desnews.com ) Expedite 'gay clubs' ruling Deseret News editorial Once again, students are suing the Salt Lake City School District alleging discrimination because the district won't allow them to form a club to discuss gay and lesbian issues. More than four years ago, the Salt Lake Board voted 4-3 to eliminate student clubs not tied to the school curriculum. What seemed like a simple decision has become terribly complicated. The plaintiffs, two juniors at East High School, contend their proposed clubs would have academic ties to history, sociology, government and biology course work. Understandably, a school official disagreed and rejected the club application. The student plaintiffs believe the official has applied the district standard unfairly because a humanities club, a problem-solving club and a Polynesian Club for East High students all received official approval. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) These messages are archived by state on our information-loaded free web site: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/