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For people who have a GSA at their school

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Hidden Angel, Aug 29, 2008.

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  1. Hidden Angel

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    Ok so we are having trouble convincing our principal to let us start a GSA. The counselor at school thinks we need some opinions on GSA's from others that have them at their school so I was wondering if you guys could do that for me and tell me a bit about how having a GSA at your school is for you.
     
    #1 Hidden Angel, Aug 29, 2008
  2. wherewulfe

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    amendment number 2? i think states that americans all have the right to join together as a group unless that group harms others. someone wanna clarify that for me?
     
    #2 wherewulfe, Aug 29, 2008
  3. AzThRg0

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    You don't need to convince him, just tell him its law.
    From http://www.gsanetwork.org/resources/FAQs.html
    "There is a Federal law, called the Equal Access Act, that says that if a school allows any student-initiated, non-curricular clubs to meet, it must allow all student-initiated, non-curricular clubs to meet. The Supreme Court has broadly interpreted a "non-curricular" group to mean "any student group that does not directly relate to the body of courses offered by the school." If you follow all of the same processes and regulations in place for the formation of any other non-curricular club at your school, your GSA should be protected by the Equal Access Act.
    Links about the Federal Access Act:

    General survey of issues relating to the Equal Access Act, from Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund: http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/p...cord?record=78

    Letter from the American Civil Liberties Union, encouraging school officials to follow the Equal Access Act and allow Gay-Straight Alliances: http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/youth/11863res20030611.html

    To get more information about your rights under the Equal Access Act, you can call either one of these organizations for free legal advice:

    * American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project: 212-549-2673. They will also be able to refer you to a local chapter in your area. Also see: http://www.aclu.org/lgbt. They will also be able to refer you to a local chapter in your area.
    * Youth Legal Information Line, run by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR): 1-800-528-NCLR. They offer free and confidential legal support to all youth and they have a lot of experience with GSA issues. Also see www.nclrights.org. "

    So if he allows other clubs he has to allow a GSA
     
    #3 AzThRg0, Aug 29, 2008
  4. Hidden Angel

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    Does this count for countries outside of America?
     
    #4 Hidden Angel, Aug 29, 2008
  5. Mirko

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    Actually they would not be in effect outside of the US. What you could do though is try finding similar equality laws/legislation in New Zealand. Look at the government website and do a search for equality laws and see what comes up.

    Also, what you could do is try to look into other GSA at other school. Do a search on the web. Look at the different schools websites/universities/colleges. Try to contact them. Maybe they could provide you with more information and opinions.
     
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  6. smartguy

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    even if its allowed by the law, i dont think she'd go so far as to sue her principal lol
     
    #6 smartguy, Aug 30, 2008
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