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ERIC Number: EJ741172
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-127X
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Legal Protections Gay Students Must Receive
Underwood, Julie
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v70 n4 p16-26 Dec 2004
This article discusses practical guidance on schools' legal rights and responsibilities with respect to students, programs, and curriculum. Like all other individuals, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students are guaranteed equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution and free speech and association under the First Amendment. Like other student clubs, LGBT-related student groups are guaranteed equal treatment and access under the Equal Access Act (1984). In this article, the author emphasizes that it is best to seek legal advice either from district legal counsel, the state education department, or state professional organization to determine the specific legal authority in one's jurisdiction. Among other things, she discusses some things involving legal responsibilities when forming Gay-Straight Alliance, dress codes that unfairly restrict students' "gender identity" or "gender expression," as well as students harassed over their sexual orientation.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Access Act 1984; Fourteenth Amendment
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