Birmingham school board goes to bat for gay students
The Board of Education in Birmingham, Ala., has passed an anti-bullying policy that extends protection to LGBT students, while a companion policy targets harassment of LGBT teachers. Out board member Howard Bayless, who reported the news on the GayPolitics.com blog, writes, "None of this would have ever occurred had we not had a voice at the table."
GayPolitics.com | 10/30
This story published in Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief on 10/30/2009
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