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Thursday, Januarj' 23, 2003
THE BATTALION
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — The
merican Civil Liberties Union is
king federal judges in Kentucky
d Texas to force two school dis-
icts to allow students to form
G^y-Straight Alliances on cam-
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racture
I The ACLU claims in lawsuits
led Wednesday that Boyd
|lounty High School in
lannonsburg and Klein High
Ihool in Klein, Texas, violated
| indents’ rights under the federal
pjual Access Act and the First
■nendmenL
Hipfract/H “With these lawsuits we hope
■ put school officials on notice
aUitivc ■;sA: ,s maa.- ^ we w in no longer tolerate
it'-levo/s Of vs'an ; * heirdirt y tactics and bureaucratic
Iccuses to keep students from
,^*>1 jo™c forming Gay-Straight Alliances,”
ftid James Esseks, litigation
■rector for the ACLU’s Lesbian
I some cere " s Gay Rights Project. “As the-
ith vitaminA auK s two cases so dearly show,
provide about k« ere j s a tremendous need for
daily needs. A. isjjdents to have a club where they
in dark green, j^,. , (jj scuss how to deal with the
es and yellow ' f ®iti-gay harassment they face.”
fruits are converts* jhe school board in Boyd
A in the body. ® 0 unty suspended all clubs in
,tudy had some ! il e ce m be r in an effort, the ACLU
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nd the partici[ |f(, rm i n g a Gay-Straight Alliance,
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li their earlier vi ^, c school board in Lexington,
levels. ■ The measure would affect four
her nonacademic clubs — the
luman Rights Club, Pep Club,
ible Club and Fellowship of
hristian Athletes. School
uperintendent Bill Capehart said
e thought nonacademic clubs
remains of six MfJI'ere leading to “educational dis-
ed to pawpaw treei? Option.
1 1882. 1 K' m McCann, an Ashland
n they have not a,torne y representing the school
1 more than three'i|| 0::irc l- sa ' d board members felt
d by a Hatfield hei j® 16 decision to suspend the clubs
graves has been ma|^ ascorrect an d that it would help
■the high school to concentrate on
'educating students.
'inf' M “1 know the school district is
Bsappointed that the ACLU and
■e Gay-Straight Alliance have
iken this avenue,” McCann said.
Now this lawsuit will just con-
nue the debate over clubs rather
lan education, which is the pri-
its who sued
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Dewhurst:
pending
eductions to
itart now
AUSTIN (AP) — The cuts
e coming. And maybe sooner
than state agency heads previ
ously thought.
1 Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst
Said Wednesday that given a
redicted $1.8 billion shortfall
h the current state budget, offi-
ials must start cutting back
w. Combined with a a pro-
Sected $8.1 billion shortfall for
the 2004-05 budget, lawmakers'
are staring at a potential $9.9
billion hole.
I “We will balance fiscal year
|003 and part of that is going to
e by having reductions in
ending by some of the state
igencies,” Dewhurst said with
out identifying what agencies
should cut spending and by
how much.
I “In order to balance in ’03
ye’re going to have reductions
[in spending during this year,”
fce said.
| Dewhurst, who presides
over the state Senate, said a let
ter from himself. Gov. Rick
Perry and House Speaker
Craddick, all Republicans, will
oon be sent to state agencies
ith that message.
He would not discuss
pecifics of what the letter
would say.
I “We’ve made big progress
on the budget crisis,” Dewhurst
Said. “I’m optimistic that we’ll
e able to balance our budget
ithout new taxes and without
liminating essential services.”
Also, the Texas State
eachers Association is asking
the Legislature to be careful not
to allow too many corporate tax
breaks that could take money
■away from public schools.
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