Georgia Revives Anti-Gay School Plan

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/05/053105gaSchools.htm

After rejecting the idea last month, the Georgia Board of Education has revived a proposal that could force LGBT students to come out to their parents in order to join gay support groups.

The proposal would require parental permission for students to participate in any extracurricular activity.

It does not specifically name LGBT clubs, but its intent is clear say LGBT activists in the state.

[noamnety]

1. I wonder if they need their parent's permission

before discussing child abuse issues with the school counselor.

[thrift_store_angel]

2. State school board rejects parental permission for clubs

ATLANTA - The state Board of Education voted Tuesday to reject a requirement that students obtain permission from their parents to join high school clubs, an offshoot from a controversy over a gay support group in one local school system.

Critics of the proposal, which was defeated 10-3, had said the policy would be a violation of the students' First Amendment Rights. Supporters said parents have a right to know what clubs their children join.

Initially, the rule change would have required students to get written permission to join any of the 100 or more clubs that some schools offer, ranging from school yearbook staffs to Habitat for Humanity chapters. Teachers and principals complained that would be too much red tape.

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http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/11895256.htm

[noamnety]

3. Thanks for the update

"parents have a right to know what clubs their children join"

ugh. You know they never once cared if a parent was informed that their kid was on the yearbook staff, but they're too dishonest to just say what they mean.

[thrift_store_angel]

4. Georgia School Board Moves To Head Off Gay Club

(Cleveland, Georgia) A White County schools subcommittee recommended cutting all clubs in the school system months after students tried to form a gay support group.

The subcommittee suggested that all extracurricular clubs be replaced with a system of clubs sponsored and led by local adults.

The northeast Georgia county gained attention in February when students tried to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club for gay classmates and supportive students.

The school board agreed to allow the students to start the club, but later school administrators recommended eliminating all non-curricular clubs at the White County High School.

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http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/06/061805gaSchool.htm

[Brian_Expat]

5. Pathetic

All that will do is ensure that students in that school system will be at a competitive disadvantage in trying to get into universities, since there will be no extracurricular activities available. All to "get the gays."

No wonder the South is so far behind economically.