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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.

ACLU Promises Legal Action if CA School Denies Students The Right to Form Gay-Straight Alliance Club (11/11/1999)
LOS ANGELES, CA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today announced it would pursue legal action against the Board of Education of the Orange Unified School District if it refuses to allow a Gay-Straight Alliance Club at El Modena High School.

Local Theater Bans Teen's Prize-Winning Play Because Main Characters Are Lesbians (03/05/1999)
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- A high school junior who won a playwriting contest is staging the play with the help of local activists after a theater refused to produce it because the two main characters are lesbians.

ACLU of Wisconsin Files Free Speech Lawsuit Over School's Censorship of Gay-Themed Books (02/16/1999)
MILWAUKEE, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a group of parents and students, challenging the removal of books with gay themes from a high school library.