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Canadian Catholic School Bans Rainbows at Anti-Homophobia Event

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jun 8th 2011 12:00PM

Credit: Martin Bernetti, AFP/Getty Images
Somewhere over the rainbow, Judy Garland is turning in her grave.
A school banning rainbows? Did officials also tell kids dreams really won't come true? Students at St. Joseph Catholic ...Students skirt the rule by baking cupcakes using rainbow-colored batter.
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Colleges Offering Scholarships for LGBT Students

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Jan 13th 2011 1:15PM

Some colleges are offering LGBT students scholarships. Credit: Getty Looking for a college experience that will embrace your lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender child? Some schools are making it known that they accept diversity -- ...Colleges are showing they respect diversity by offering LGBT students scholarships.
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Was Michigan Teacher Wrong to Eject Students for Anti-Gay Remarks?

by Tom Henderson, Posted Nov 16th 2010 5:15PM

Someone was bullied in a Michigan classroom on Oct. 20. Exactly who was the victim and who was the bully, however, depends on your point of view. Popular opinion -- at least as it was expressed at a community forum held Nov. 8 -- says Howell ...Teacher either defended gay students or trampled the First Amendment. It depends on your perspective.
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Kindergartners pledge to be nice to gay students

by Sandy Maple, Posted Nov 2nd 2008 3:00PM

You would probably agree that it is important to teach our children to be nice to others, to be accepting of differences and to stand up to those who aren't. But do you think it can ever be too early for certain lessons? Like, for example, asking ...
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Dress code blamed for teen's murder

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 18th 2008 9:00AM

School dress codes are getting a lot of attention lately, mostly as a result of school officials actually trying to enforce them. In a sad twist on the dress code debate, a family in California is suing the Hueneme school district for not enforcing ...
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School officials black out gay student's yearbook photo

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 27th 2007 5:02PM

I remember each year when the school yearbook would come out, the first thing we did was flip furiously through the pages of our books looking for candid shots of ourselves. Everyone gets the required, posed photo in the book, but having your photo ...
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