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Jones, Rebecca – American School Board Journal, 1999
Recent court decisions and federal guidelines make it clear that school districts must take action to protect gay students. Eleven states have laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Attorneys recommend defining sexual-orientation discrimination, along with other types of discrimination, in nondiscrimination policies,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Homosexuality