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  • ACLU Sues H.S. Over Club Including Gays

    12/13/2003 1:07:37 PM PST · by Gritty · 50 replies · 488+ views
    Hendersonville Times-News ^ | December 13. 2003 | AP
    The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Friday against a Colorado Springs high school for refusing to recognize a club that includes gays. The lawsuit said the school has repeatedly refused to recognize the Palmer High Gay-Straight Alliance. As a result, the group may not meet on school property on the same terms as other groups, cannot post club information at the school and is omitted from the school's yearbook. Mark Silverstein, legal director of the Colorado ACLU, said similar clubs are operating at 50 high schools in Colorado, and that federal law requires schools to grant equal...