Chicago plans school for gay students

The London Telegraph ^ | October 9, 2008

[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.

[Vaduz]

Good idea that way the normal kids will not have to put up with them.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

I.B. Queer High School
School Colors: Pink with flourishes of gold
School Mascot: Fairy

[A message]

So much for, er, pass protection.

[Slings and Arrows]

Pride Campus of Social Justice High School

So many bad ideas in one short name...

[reagan_fanatic]

Will they call their football team the Rams?

[Albion Wilde]

No, that would be racist...

Yeah, forgot my sarcasm tag. Hell, forgot my bitter religious gun-clinger tag.

[jakerobins]

Yes because it's far more tolerant to just seperate people and treat them differently than to have everyone equal! This is a joke!! The first two teachers to be hired.....

[Albion Wilde]

Good idea that way the normal kids will not have to put up with them.

"Son, if you don't improve your behavior, your father and I will send you to the Social Justice school!"

[Albion Wilde]

Alternately, "If you don't straighten up your father and I will send you to the Social Justice school!"

[Billthedrill]

Yeah, I caught Social Justice High School as well. And this would be the Pride Campus. The country is about to get a dose of education-establishment aggrieved-class urban Marxism that would choke a horse. So to speak.

[BelegStrongbow]

Will they call their football team the Rams?

That would work.

What do you think about Boortz' idea of calling them the Pink Panthers? Just think of how cool the fight song would be. Just right for the cruisers.

Somehow, I expect there to be fences between the sides of the field, though.

[GingisK]

Comments?

Maybe they are hoping that might improve their field trips.

[PGR88]

Good Lord - chaperones will need to be equipped with a high pressure fire hose for this school’s Sr. Prom.

[dfwgator]

Looks like Rex went from being a quarterback to being a tight end.

[ladyvet]

LOL!!!!

[areukiddingme1]

Their ROTC program slogan could be;

“never leave your buddies be-hind”

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Gays homosexuals are just consensual adults in the privacy of their own bedrooms.../s

[WOSG]

Christians are the new invisible people.

[Godsgirl]

I didn’t know liberals had laws to follow; thought laws were just for us Republicans/conservatives. Obey or pay! That’s their great philosophy.

[weegee]

I thought the establishment said that Lawrence v. Texas was about “consenting adults” “in private”. This is minors. In public. On your dollar.