Community Action Updates
August 2012
| Idaho: Blue Chalkboards for Boys, Red Paper Hearts for Girls |
| At Middleton Heights Elementary School in rural southwestern Idaho, teacher Robin Gilbert has become a cause célèbre for leading gender-segregated instruction in reading. Although Gilbert is not a health or sexuality instructor, her initiative has bolstered arguments on all sides of the national debate over the rationale for separating boys ... |
| Pennsylvania: Milton Hershey School Reverses Policy Barring HIV+ Youth |
| By Chelsea Masters, SIECUS Public Policy Intern The Milton Hershey School, a private school in central Pennsylvania, made news in December, 2011, when it denied admission to a 13-year old applicant who disclosed his HIV-positive status. The boarding school’s rationale for barring the youth was its obligation to protect the health ... |
| ‘Bastard’ out of California: Fremont School Bans Sexually Frank Novel for Third Time |
| By Daniel Rubin-Marx, SIECUS Research Intern Fremont, California’s Washington High School endured criticism from teachers and students alike after banning a controversial American classic from the classroom for the third time. English teacher Teri Hu found the third time not a charm when submitting Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina for ... |
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