GSA

Boyd High GSA v. Boyd County Board of Education

Location: Kentucky
Last Update: July 6, 2005

What's at Stake

The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û settled a lawsuit brought on behalf of several students who wanted to form a gay-straight alliance (GSA) club at Boyd County High School in Ashland, Kentucky. The settlement requires that the district treat all student clubs equally and conduct anti-harassment trainings for all students and staff. Several students had first petitioned the school to form the gay-straight alliance in March 2002. The school initially refused to approve the club, and then later took the extraordinary step of suspending all student clubs rather than recognize the GSA.

Status: Victory! The school officially recognized the GSA club and implemented anti-harassment training for students and staff.

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