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Two students seeking to start school pro-life clubs in Fargo, North Dakota, are claiming they are victims of unconstitutional discrimination from officials opposed to their cause.According to a complaint letter sent by the Thomas More Society (TMS), a public interest law firm assisting the students, Brigid O’Keefe of Fargo North High School and Katie McPherson of Fargo Davies High School have each spent months attempting to establish pro-life clubs at their schools, to no avail. McPherson first applied to found a club in September 2014, while O’Keefe applied last February. Both had their applications declined, with O’Keefe saying she and other potential club members were...

(AgapePress) - A Texas school district will permit a self-proclaimed lesbian student to start a so-called, "gay-straight club" at her Houston high school. The Klein Independent School District has settled a federal lawsuit in a deal that will allow the club to be established, and upholds a new district policy that requires written parental permission for students to participate. This action comes after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the district earlier this year on behalf of 17-year-old Marla Dukler. The ACLU argued Klein Independent School District's policy for extra-curricular clubs violated the First Amendment and...