Chigo Public Schools Chief Arne Dunn today remend that the school board approve plans for 20 new schools, cludg the district's first high school aimed at gay, lbian and transgenr teens." name="scriptn
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- CHIGO TO OPEN AMERI'S FIRST 'GAY' SCHOOLS
- CHIGO PROPOS GAY-FRIENDLY HIGH SCHOOL
- DALEY CALLS GAY HIGH SCHOOL ISOLATG
CHIGO TO OPEN AMERI'S FIRST 'GAY' SCHOOLS
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Chigo Public Schools Chief Arne Dunn today remend that the school board approve plans for 20 new schools, cludg the district's first high school aimed at gay, lbian and transgenr teens. The proposed schools ranged om a technology-foced high schools to the School for Social Jtice Pri Camp, which officials said would ter to but not foc exclively on gay youth.
CHIGO PROPOS GAY-FRIENDLY HIGH SCHOOL
The school would seek to protect lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stunts om bullyg. While some rints embrace the ia of the school, others say would rult needls segregatn. It would open 2010, pendg school board approval. * all gay high school in chicago *
``If you look at natnal studi, you see gay and lbian stunts wh high dropout rat...
'' Supporters have said the school would help stunts fd a safe school environment bee studi have shown that gay youth are at a greater risk of droppg out of school and abg dgs and alhol, and are two to three tim more likely to attempt suici. A 2003 district survey shows that gay and lbian youths are three tim more likely to miss school bee they don't feel safe.
DALEY CALLS GAY HIGH SCHOOL ISOLATG
“Gay-iendly” High Schools Courtney Ahearn In October 2008, school officials Chigo me together to propose plans for a new high school. This meetg was important bee would not be jt any high school; the school would be a “gay-iendly” high school. Some may have difficulty unrstandg why any one group of stunts serv… * all gay high school in chicago *
At a recent public hearg on the proposal, some gay rights advot have said the move would segregate the stunts and said the district should work more on fosterg acceptance by mastream stunts, teachers and other school officials. Chigo Propos Gay-Friendly High School.
That's so gay.
The mayor adds his voice to a growg chos of objectns to a Chigo Board of Edutn plan for a gay-iendly high school. * all gay high school in chicago *
In Chigo, plans are unr way for a new school where gay stunts and others wouldn't face the bullyg and harassment they endure other schools.
School officials and gay activists teamed up and created a proposal for a new school. William Greav, the cy's liaison to the gay and lbian muny is on the sign team. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, qutng [stunts] and their alli who were well tegrated to the system and dog well amilly, " Greav said, "but we saw jt as many, if not more, who were isolated stgglg, who were droppg out.
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