Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 16:44:26 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 11/1/99 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. CT: More news on settlement of teacher's libel lawsuit 2. Australia: New strategy suggested for youth suicide prevention 3. CA: School board delays formation of gay-straight alliance; Article on Karl Debro's struggle to teach tolerance ================================================================================ HARTFORD COURANT, October 10, 1999 285 Broad St., Hartford, CT, 06115 (Fax 860-241-3865 ) (E-MAIL: letters@courant.com ) ( http://www.courant.com/ ) Rivals Claim Victory At End Of Case By ANGIE CHUANG BROOKFIELD - A settlement has been reached in the libel suit brought by a retired high school teacher against a couple who accused her of trying to recruit students into being homosexuals. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ ABC NEWS ONLINE, October 10, 1999 Gay youth suicide prevention may be missing the mark A National men's health conference held in Alice Springs has heard programs to cut suicide rates among young gay people may be missing their mark. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ X-Sender: jessea@uclink4.berkeley.edu Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 10:54:19 -0700 From: Jessea Greenman Action Alert re the below: Let this school district know about not only your views on this matter, but also THE LAW ... The Board of Education can be reached by calling (714) 628-4048. Please send your comments to the Board of Education to board@orangeusd.k12.ca.us or you can send e-mail to board members listed below: Terri Sargeant, Board President email: tsargeant@orangeusd.k12.ca.us Martin Jacobson, Board Vice President email: mwjz@ix.netcom.com Linda Davis, Board Clerk email: ldavis@orangeusd.k12.ca.us Maureen Aschoff, Member email: maschoff@orangeusd.k12.ca.us Bill Lewis, Member email: blewis@orangeusd.k12.ca.us Kathy Ward, Member email: kward@orangeusd.k12.ca.us Robert Viviano, Member email: rviviano@orangeusd.k12.ca.us ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, October 8, 1999 625 N. Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, 92711 (Fax 714-543-3904 ) (E-MAIL: letters@link.freedom.com ) ( http://www.ocregister.com/ ) School district delays gay/straight club move The Orange County Register ORANGE - The Orange Unified School District Board decided Thursday to delay action on whether or not to permit a gay/lesbian/straight club at El Modena High School. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= HAYWARD DAILY REVIEW, October 11, 1999 Alameda County Newspaper Group Newspapers 116 West Winton Avenue,Hayward,CA 94544-1211 (Fax 510-783-6111 ) (E-MAIL: khulac@angnewspapers.com ) ( http://www.dailyreview-ang.com ) Author lauds San Leandro teacher for views on gays By Tasha Bartholomew, Staff Writer (E-MAIL: tbartholom@andnewspapers.com) San Leandro [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] [Dan Woog, author of "Friends and Family: True Stories of Gay America's Straight Allies," is online at dwoog@optonline.net ] ================================================================================ Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) These messages are archived by state on our information-loaded free web site: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/