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Lambda Legal Sues School District in California on Behalf of Lesbian Teacher

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November 19, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court today claiming the Hesperia Unified School District and administrators at Sultana High School violated California law by not renewing the contract of an openly lesbian teacher in retaliation for supporting lesbian, gay and gender-nonconforming students' attempts to speak out about the harassment and discrimination directed at them.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Schools
Lambda Legal Supports the Student Non-Discrimination Act

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April 18, 2013

Ahead of GLSEN's National Day of Silence—when thousands of students across the country take a stand against bullying in support of LGBT students—we are reminded of the many LGBT youth who feel like they do not have a voice because of the bullying and discrimination they experience in school.

See Also: Bullying, Day of Silence, Schools, Youth
Take Our Survey: LGBT & HIV Communities' Contact With Law Enforcement

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September 10, 2012

Lambda Legal has launched "Protected and Served?"—a nationwide survey about the experiences that LGBT people and people with HIV face when dealing with law enforcement, prisons, courts and schools.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Protected and Served?, Schools
NY Court Says Human Rights Law Doesn't Cover Public School Students

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June 12, 2012

New York State's highest court ruled today that the state's Human Rights Law does not protect students against harassment and discrimination in public schools.

See Also: Ithaca City School District v. New York State Division of Human Rights, Out Safe & Respected, Schools, Youth
Justice for Maverick! Student Wins Right to Wear Shirt

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May 21, 2012

Victory! Lambda Legal client Maverick Couch can now wear this T-shirt to school any day he chooses. The school district and principal agreed today to have a judgment entered against them. Tell us what you think!

See Also: Couch v. Wayne Local School District, Day of Silence, Jesus Is Not a Homophobe, Out Safe & Respected, Schools

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