From: James Yorton Subject: ACTION ALERT: Iowa Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 09:04:52 -0500 (CDT) [ submitted by jessea@uclink4.berkeley.edu ] The Des Moines School Board is trying to fast track the decision on whether or not to remove the sexual orientation language from its non-discrimination policy. It could come up for a vote as soon as the Tuesday, June 4, 1996 Board meeting. At a policy subcommittee meeting on Monday, June 3 at 6:30AM, subcommittee members Sands, Sandahl, and Jensen voted 2-1 to bring the issue to the full Board. Their recommendation is to amend the policy so that it doesn't cover the following three groups of individual: 1) transvestites, transsexuals or cross dressers, those with gender identity disorders which are not biological, those with sexual behavior disorders, pedophiles, bestiality, voyeurism; 2) compulsive gambling, kleptomania 3) substance abuse. (note-this language is from the Americans With Disabilities Act, and it was included in the ADA as a last minute concession to Jesse Helms to get the Act passed. I am quoting this from memory, and I know that I haven't given you the exact language. Should you need the exact language, please contact the Des Moines School Board at 515-242-7843) There are four things we are asking you to do. 1) Attend a community organizing meeting tonight -- 6:30 PM Monday, June 3, 1996 at the Interfaith Alliance office, 2718 University (the Wesley Foundation bldg) to discuss strategy. 2) Attend the school board meeting tomorrow night -- 5PM Tuesday, June 4 at Central Campus 1800 Grand Avenue. It could be a long meeting, and at this point we don't know whether or not the sexual orientation language will be on the agenda. This is part of the opposition's strategy -- to catch us off guard. 3) If you want to speak to the school board at this meeting, please call 242-7843 to sign up. 4) Phone individual school board members as soon as possible & tell them to retain the current non-discrimination policy!!! Their phone numbers are: [ area code 515 ] Jane Hein 287-2700 Jacquie Easley 245-2194 John Phoenix 288-0759 Harold Sandahl 277-3357 Suzette Jensen 266-7908 Laura Sands 279-3424 Liz Goodwin 279-0703 If you have any questions, please contact pegsandeen@aol.com. Thank you!!!!!! --- _____________________________________________________________________________ * ACTION-ALERT is a moderated mailing list. * * To subscribe to ACTION-ALERT, send mail to: majordomo@vector.casti.com * * In the mail message, enter ONLY the words: subscribe action-alert * * To unsubscribe to ACTION-ALERT, send mail to: majordomo@vector.casti.com * * In the mail message, enter ONLY the words: unsubscribe action-alert * * Words in the Subject: line are NOT processed! * _____________________________________________________________________________