Reply #2: Oh, this is GOOD! El Modena has a HISTORY! [View All]

[Ian David]

El Modena High School
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The Gay-Straight Alliance

In 1999, when the Gay-Straight Alliance Club applied to be a recognized student club, the board of the Orange Unified School District denied the application. The board demanded that the club change its name and agreed to limitations on speech of the club members. The club and Anthony Colín, the club's founder, sued the district in federal court based on the Equal Access Act (Colín v. Orange Unified School District, No. SA CV 99-1461).

In February 2000, the judge for the case issued a preliminary injunction ordering the district to allow the club to meet while the lawsuit was pending. In September 2000, the board settle the lawsuit out of court by agreeing to adopt new rules governing student clubs. The Gay-Straight Alliance gained the same rights as any other campus club, was allowed to keep their name, and had no restrictions on their speech. <2> <3>

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BRENT BAILEY: PRINCIPAL, EL MODENA HIGH SCHOOL
Brent Bailey has been principal of Richland Continuation High School for the past seven years.
Prior to this he served at Orange High School as Assistant Principal. Mr. Bailey holds a Masters
degree in Administration and a Bachelors degree in Physical Education with a minor in
Mathematics from Cal State Fullerton.
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