Lambda Legal
filed suit in federal court Tuesday against a charter school
in Chicago that the gay rights group says has thrown up
roadblocks to stop a gay-straight alliance its
students want to form. The suit says that the
principal of the Noble Street Charter High School told the
students they could meet only "unofficially" and were not
allowed to post signs, distribute flyers, or have
their meetings announced.
Under the Equal Access Act, high schools that
receive federal funds cannot discriminate among
noncurricular school clubs based on the group's
viewpoint. Lambda accuses Noble Street Charter High School
of dragging its feet in the hopes that the school year
would end, thereby negating efforts to have the GSA
officially recognized.
The suit seeks equal treatment for the GSA and
an immediate court order allowing GSA members to
hold an official meeting before the founding students
graduate in June. (Sirius OutQ News)
