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September 2007 Archives From the Rockford Register Star: Hononegah board cites legal concerns, OKs Gay-Straight Alliance September 20, 2007 The Hononegah School Board has given the green light to a club for gay students after months of controversy and sometimes heated exchanges. The board’s 5-2 vote late Wednesday night, before about 80 residents, reversed an earlier decision by its co-curricular committee that recommended 5-2 the board not approve the Gay-Straight Alliance. It instead wanted to re-establish Promoting Awareness Creates Tolerance, which it believed would address the needs of all students, gay or straight. read more » ACLU Graphic Novel September 12, 2007 Check out the ACLU's graphic novel Defenders of Freedom:  read more »Stopthespying.org September 12, 2007 Visit StoptheSpying.org and learn more about what you can do to protect your privacy! read more » From the Chicago Tribune: "Parts of Patriot Act struck down" September 07, 2007 
A federal judge struck down controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act in a ruling that declared them unconstitutional Thursday, ordering the FBI to stop its wide use of a warrantless tactic for obtaining e-mail and telephone data from private companies for counterterrorism investigations. read more » From the Rockford Register Star: "Gay-issue clubs uncommon in Ill." September 04, 2007 Clubs that provide a nurturing environment for gay students to meet and talk about issues that effect them are not that common in Illinois high schools, but several do exist in the Rock River Valley. Hononegah High School is the latest to consider a proposal for a Gay-Straight Alliance club. Its board is expected to vote on the proposal this month. At Rochelle, students complied with all the rules in requesting a student club. They wrote a mission statement, but their request stalled as more and more obstacles continued to be placed in their path, said Sarah Schriber, staff counsel at the ACLU of Illinois. That is when the ACLU became involved, Schriber said. For Schriber, forming a GSA at a school is no different from the formation of a key club, chess club, FFA or any other club. read more » |
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