Community Action Updates
December 2007
| Students, Author Protest Book Banning |
| Kanawha County, WV Much to the dismay of many students, the Kanawha County (West Virginia) school board has banned the teaching of two books by author Pat Conroy following parent complaints. The debate began when some parents complained that the books, Prince of Tides and Beach Music, contain overly graphic descriptions ... |
| Debate Over Gay-Straight Alliance Heats Up |
| Okeechobee County, FL The Okeechobee County School Board has been engaged in a lawsuit over its attempts to ban a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) from forming at Okeechobee High School. Though the case is now not set to be heard inJune 2008, the debate has heated up in the last few months. ... |
| Students Fight for Sex-Ed in the City |
| New York, NY Schools in New York City are not required to offer any sexuality education to their students, even in high school. While they are required to meet minimum requirements for teaching HIV/AIDS prevention, they do not have to teach about any other aspects of sexuality such as contraceptives, relationships, ... |
| County Health Officials Push for Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Schools |
| Robeson County, North Carolina County health officials in Robeson County, North Carolina are pushing the school board to adopt a more comprehensive sexuality education policy that would have schools teaching about contraceptives as well as abstinence. They may face an uphill battle, however. Of 100 counties in North Carolina, Robeson County (population:130,000) ... |
| Task Force Recommends Contraceptive Access in Denver High Schools |
| Denver, CO A 43-member health task force has recommended that birth control and emergency contraception be available in health clinics in six Denver high schools.1 The school board has not yet voted on the recommendation, but the proposal is already eliciting reactions from health professionals, parents, and other community members.2 Denver Health, ... |
| Proposed Changes to Sexuality Education Stirs Discussion in Nation's Capital |
| Washington, DC A proposed change to the guidelines used by sexuality education classes in Washington, DC has stirred debate in the local community. On November 29, 2007 more than 30 members from the community including teachers, parents, and religious leaders, testified before a State Board of Education hearing on the new ... |
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