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Chicago plans school for gay students
The London Telegraph ^
| October 9, 2008
Posted on 10/09/2008 1:06:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Pride Campus of Social Justice High School would be open to all students in the city, and would probably end up being "majority straight", said Arne Duncan, the head of Chicago Public Schools.
But it would provide a supportive atmosphere for gay pupils, using prominent gays and lesbians - including James Baldwin and Gertrude Stein - in its curriculum.
Bill Greaves, the city's liason officer on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, said the school would "make sure these people are not invisible in history".
He said it was important that gay and lesbian historical figures were highlighted to give young gay people positive, successful role models.
The proposals were supported by most of the 50 Chicago residents who attended a public meeting on the city's education. They will be voted on by the Chicago board of education on October 22.
If approved, the Pride Campus would be unlikely to open until 2010 and would teach 600 students.
The scheme has already been tried elsewhere, with the Alliance High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which considers itself "gay friendly" and has 125 students.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: ayers; chicago; education; gays; homosexualagenda; marxism; pridecampus; sexpositiveagenda; slipperyslope; socialjusticehs; teensex
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So the gay kids will be rounded up and put in a special school. Will they have to wear pink triangles, too?
[/sarc] Sorry, I just love it when the libs take a page from Hitler.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:08:12 PM PDT
by
PeterFinn
(Buraq HUSSEIN Obama. If the libs don't like his name then why support him?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:08:14 PM PDT
by
Glock19C
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Pandering Identity Politics.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:08:24 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Uh, instead of a football team will they play smear the queer.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:09:09 PM PDT
by
A message
(Governor Palin is a great choice for Vice-President. McCain/ Palin '08)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
No doors on the bathroom stalls, please.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:10:11 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:10:58 PM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Sarah Palin 08 12 16 20)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
And just imagine! Gay and lesbian adults will have access to all those teenagers!
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:11:28 PM PDT
by
84rules
( Ooh-Rah! Semper Fi!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Using public money for a segregated school? I thought that was against the law.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:11:47 PM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall cause you to vote against the Democrats.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
What kind of lighting and color scheme will they use?
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:11:52 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Just Say NObama!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I hear they are very polite at lunch time, offering to push in each other’s stool.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:12:27 PM PDT
by
sierrahome
(I'm done talking)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’m sure the school would have a killer theater program as well as fashion design.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Just when you think the Chicago City Schools can't possibly do anything more stupid, wasteful of tax dollars, or harmful to its students they go and pull something like this.
Keep in mind that this is a school system that graduates barely over 50% of it's high school students, and most of them drop out after their Sophomore year.
L
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:13:10 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(She's not a lesbian, she doesn't whine, she doesn't hate her country, and she's not afraid of guns.)
To: 84rules
And just imagine! Gay and lesbian adults will have access to all those teenagers!
Exactly why it is being created, a hunting and feeding ground no doubt.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:13:30 PM PDT
by
Scythian
To: 2ndDivisionVet
By this logic, the city should also open a taxpayer-funded Western Civilization school, which would teach the accomplishments of the Judeo-Christian European-descended “community.”
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:15:15 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(The Word of God is powerful. That's why so many people are afraid to read it.)
To: A message
To: Albion Wilde
No, that would be racist...
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:16:15 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Barack Obama: In Error and arrogant -- he's errogant!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Gee, a school based solely upon where one chooses to place their sexual organs!
How novel, and liberal.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:16:42 PM PDT
by
Boiling Pots
(Wright, Ayers, Alinsky, ACORN and Odinga - Attack!!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Maybe they’ll name the school for Obama.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:17:14 PM PDT
by
downtownconservative
(Intelligence sans reason is vainglorious pulp)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The name Social Justice High School is enough to send shudders up the spine. Marxism through and through.
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posted on
10/09/2008 1:17:23 PM PDT
by
NewHampshireDuo
(Earth - Taking care of itself since 4.6 billion BC)
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