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ACLU Files Lawsuits Against Schools in KY and TX for Discrimination Against Gay-Straight Alliances (01/22/2003)
NEW YORK-- The American Civil Liberties Union today filed separate federal lawsuits against school officials in Kentucky and Texas challenging efforts to block students who sought to form Gay-Straight Alliances in their high schools.

ACLU Blasts KY Board of Ed's Decision to Ban All School Clubs Rather Than Allow Gay-Straight Alliance (12/20/2002)
ASHLAND, KY - In an attempt to avoid a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Board of Education of Boyd County has decided to ban all school clubs in the district in an effort to shut down a recently formed Gay Straight Alliance in its high school.

ACLU Sues on Behalf of CA 8th Grader Barred from Gym Class Because of Sexual Orientation (12/17/2002)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and the National Center for Lesbian Rights today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ashly Massey, an eighth grader from the rural town of Banning who was forced to sit in the principal's office during physical education class after the gym teacher heard that she was a lesbian.

ACLU Responds to Student Protests Against Kentucky Gay-Straight Alliance (11/07/2002)
NEW YORK - Last week, officials at Boyd County High School in Ashland, Kentucky granted a seven-month-old request by students to start a Gay-Straight Alliance club at the school after the national American Civil Liberties Union and its Kentucky affiliate sent a letter explaining the school's legal obligation under the federal Equal Access Act to let the club form.

ACLU Tells School Council It Must Allow Gay-Straight Alliance (09/19/2002)
ASHLAND, KY -- After two denials of an application to form a Gay-Straight Alliance, the American Civil Liberties Union has sent a letter to officials at Boyd County High School demanding that they approve creation of the club.

In Groundbreaking Federal Lawsuit Settlement, School Agrees To Strongest Anti-Gay Harassment Program in Nation (08/13/2002)
VISALIA, CA -- The Visalia Unified School District has agreed to adopt sweeping reforms to address anti-gay harassment, including groundbreaking measures to train staff and students with the goal of preventing harassment before it happens, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

Appeal Hearing Tuesday for Gay Teen Serving 16 Extra Years In Prison Under Biased 'Romeo and Juliet Law' (11/15/2001)
TOPEKA, KS -- A state appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in the case of a teenager who is serving 16 years more in prison than he would if he were heterosexual, because Kansas' so-called ""Romeo and Juliet Law"" (which makes sexual relations with a minor a lesser crime if both people are teens) only applies to opposite-sex relations. 

ACLU of Kentucky Launches Pocket Card Project to Prevent Student Harassment and Discrimination in Schools (06/25/2001)
LOUISVILLE, KY - The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, in partnership with the Hate Free Schools Coalition, today launched the Student Pocket Card Project to inform students of their right to attend schools free from harassment and discrimination. 

Gay Students Face Harassment and Bullying (06/20/2001)
ATLANTA -- A recent survey reveals that gay high school students are frequently harassed and bullied, and that school officials do very little to help them, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. 

ACLU Helps Launch Campaign to Oppose Government Censorship of Sexuality Education (06/12/2001)
WASHINGTON -- Joining with 34 other prominent national organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union today said that abstinence-only sexuality education dangerously limits students' access to information about human sexuality and results in widespread government-sponsored censorship. 

Gay Students Fight Harassment (06/03/2001)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A state law took effect last year prohibiting harassment against gays in the schools, but few districts in California have taken major steps to implement the law, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. 

Bill Backing Boy Scouts Dismissed as Prejudicial (05/28/2001)
NASHVILLE--Critics of legislation filed by Representative Van Hilleary and United States Senator Strom Thurmond say the bill purportedly designed to stop discrimination against

ACLU Sues Rural California School for Anti-Gay Climate; Case Highlights National Epidemic in Rural Schools (01/24/2001)
VISALIA, CA -- Breaking new ground in the ongoing struggle against anti-gay harassment and violence in rural schools nationwide, the American Civil Liberties Union today filed an expanded federal lawsuit against a school district in California's Central Valley, seeking to eliminate a hostile, homophobic climate and enact systematic school reform.

Major Victory in Tragic Case of Teen Outing Will Have Broad Impact for LGBT Youth (11/07/2000)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - In a solid victory for the privacy rights of lesbian and gay Americans -- and particularly for young gay people -- a Federal Appeals Court ruled late yesterday that police violated a gay teen's constitutional rights when they threatened to tell his family that he was gay. The boy committed suicide after the threat was made.

Court Rules that Tragic Police Outing of Gay Teen Violated Constitutional Rights; ACLU Sees Broad Impact (11/07/2000)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - In a solid victory for the privacy rights of lesbian and gay Americans -- and particularly for young gay people -- a Federal Appeals Court ruled late yesterday that police violated a gay teen's constitutional rights when they threatened to tell his family that he was gay. The boy committed suicide after the threat was made.

Charlotte Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
RALEIGH, NC -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school seniors $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Salt Lake City Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school students $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Milwaukee Students Win Right to Form Anti-Homophobic Club (04/02/2000)
Milwaukee, WI -- After being denied access to school facilities, Safe Haven, a student group promoting gay tolerance, won the same status at Kettle Moraine High School as Bible study clubs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The local ACLU handled the case.

ACLU Condemns School Board for Blocking Gay-Straight Club at a Southern California High School (12/08/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The ACLU of Southern California today condemned the Board of Education of the Orange Unified School District for refusing to allow the creation of a Gay-Straight Alliance Club at El Modena High School.

ACLU Prepares to Defend High School Teacher's Right to Post List of Banned Books (12/01/1999)
RICHMOND, VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia said that it is prepared to go to court to defend the free speech rights of a local high school teacher who was forced to remove two American Library Association lists of banned books he had posted on his classroom door.