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ACLU Represents Students In Challenge To Sex Segregation In Kentucky Public School (05/19/2008)
LOUISVILLE, KY - On behalf of five families, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Kentucky filed an amended complaint in federal court today charging that segregating classes by sex in Breckinridge County Middle School is illegal and discriminatory. The ACLU's lawsuit expands a previous lawsuit filed by a private attorney against the Breckinridge County School District and other county entities to include the U.S. Department of Education.

Sex Segregation In Florida's Public Schools A Bad Move, Says ACLU (04/10/2008)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida sent a letter to Governor Charlie Crist yesterday strongly urging that he veto the Legislature's flawed plan, which would open the door to segregating students by sex in Florida's public schools.

ACLU Requests Georgia School District Disclose Sex Segregation Plans (04/07/2008)
GREENSBORO, GA -In a letter sent today to the Greene County School District, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia requested that the school district make public any and all plans to segregate Greene County schools by sex. The request - made under Georgia's Open Records Act - includes all policies, memoranda, letters, emails, directives, minutes, handbooks, and all other documents in the school district's possession from the past two years addressing sex-segregation.

NYCLU Supports Young Bronx Mothers' Call for Adequate Services as City Closes Schools for Pregnant Students (06/08/2007)
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union today stood in support of a coalition of Bronx young mothers in their demand that pregnant and parenting students be guaranteed adequate support services after the Department of Education's decision to close the city's "pregnancy schools."

New York City Fails to Meet Pregnant and Parenting Students' Needs, NYCLU Says (05/24/2007)
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union today expressed concern that the New York City Department of Education's plan to close four public high schools for pregnant students is not accompanied by a plan to better meet the needs of pregnant and parenting teens citywide.

New Education Department Regulations Violate Title IX, Constitution (10/24/2006)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union expressed disappointment today over the release of new Title IX regulations that invite sex segregation in public schools.

ACLU Wins Major Lawsuit Against Sex-Segregated School in Louisiana (08/03/2006)
DENHAM SPRINGS, LA -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana today announced victory in a lawsuit filed on behalf of thirteen-year-old eighth grader Michelle Selden who sought to have the same educational opportunities as boys. The Livingston Parish School Board has agreed to refrain from segregating students on the basis of sex in the coming school year.

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Sex-Segregated School in Louisiana (08/02/2006)
DENHAM SPRINGS, LA -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana today filed a lawsuit on behalf of thirteen-year-old eighth grader Michelle Selden who wants to have the same educational opportunities as boys. She wants to stop the Livingston Parish School Board from segregating students on the basis of sex in the coming school year.

Single Sex School in Louisiana Denies Girls and Boys Same Educational Opportunities (07/31/2006)
NEW ORLEANS -- The American Civil Liberties Union today released a demand letter sent last week to Southside Junior High School officials in the Livingston Parish School District. The letter called for the immediate stop to plans to segregate students on the basis of sex in the coming school year.

ACLU Applauds Supreme Court Decision Protecting Whistleblowers Who Report Sex Discrimination (03/29/2005)
WASHINGTON--The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed a Supreme Court ruling that people who report sex discrimination in public schools or other federally funded programs are protected against retaliation under the federal Title IX anti-discrimination law.

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Protect Whistle-Blowers Who Report Sex Discrimination in Schools (11/30/2004)
WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court today heard opening arguments in a case that will determine whether people who report sex discrimination in public schools or other federally-funded programs are protected against retaliation under a federal anti-discrimination law.

ACLU Says Single-Sex Education Proposal Gets Failing Grade (03/03/2004)
WASHINGTON - Responding to the announcement of a new federal proposal encouraging single-sex public schooling, the American Civil Liberties Union today noted that, by the Secretary of Education's own admission, the research is incomplete on how such sex-separation impacts the quality of education.

ACLU Hails Reaffirmation of Landmark Civil Rights Law; Department of Education Leaves Title IX Unchanged (07/11/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed a Department of Education letter that effectively reaffirms the 31-year-old ""Title IX"" civil rights law, the fate of which had been uncertain after the Bush Administration signaled it might seek to alter the measure.

ACLU Urges White House to Maintain Gender Equality In Education, Continue Title IX Enforcement (01/28/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today joined with other civil rights and education advocacy groups in urging the Bush Administration to protect gender equality by resisting any proposed reform of the watershed legislation banning sex discrimination in federally funded education, commonly known as Title IX.