WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The Department of Education today issued a “dear colleague” letter to school districts around the country reinforcing students’ legal right under the federal Equal Access Act to form gay-straight alliances (GSAs). Under the Equal Access Act, schools are required to treat extracurricular clubs equally. Increasingly, school districts across the country have been refusing to allow students to form GSAs.
In recent months, the American Civil Liberties Union has contacted school districts in…
