Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:26:38 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 3/29/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. OR: OCA sponsoring anti-gay schools initiative 2. CA: Antioch teacher sues district for anti-gay discrimination; Fred Phelps group protests El Modena GSA 3. NE: More on students' quest for nondiscrimination policy ============================================================================= Eugene Register-Guard, March 15, 2000 P. O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR, 97401 (Fax 541-683-7631 ) (E-MAIL: rgletters@guardnet.com) ( http://www.registerguard.com ) Letter: Oppose OCA initiative I am writing about an issue of urgent concern to students, teachers and parents. The Oregon Citizens Alliance is trying to put on the ballot a new initiative, titled the Student Protection Act. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 21, 2000 901 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, 94103 (Fax 415-896-1107 ) (E-MAIL: chronletters@sfgate.com ) ( http://www.sfgate.com ) Gay Teacher Says Antioch Schools Fired Him Illegally Suit claims he lost job because he has AIDS Charlie Goodyear, Elizabeth Bell, Chronicle Staff Writers ANTIOCH -- A former high school Spanish teacher is suing the Antioch school district, claiming he was illegally fired last June after disclosing he is gay and has AIDS. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, March 21, 2000 625 N. Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, 92711 (Fax 714-543-3904 ) (E-MAIL: ocregister@link.freedom.com ) ( http://www.ocregister.com/ ) School's gay club draws out-of-towners SOCIAL ISSUES: Kansas group protests outside El Modena High School. By ANN PEPPER, The Orange County Register ORANGE — A well-known Topeka, Kan., hate group helped crowd protest space in front of El Modena High School on Monday for the latest demonstration focusing on a gay-support club. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== Omaha World-Herald, March 21, 2000 World Herald Square, Omaha, NE, 68102 (Fax 402-345-4547 ) (E-MAIL: pulse@owh.com ) ( http://www.omaha.com/OWH ) Students Demand Gay-Rights Policy By Michael O'Connor, World-Herald Staff Writer Students Monday accused Millard administrators of failing to prevent harassment of gay students and demanded that the school board broaden district policy to provide greater protection. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ 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/