Bush Administration To Give Boy Scouts' Access to Schools While Ignoring G

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Bush Administration To Give Boy Scouts' Access to Schools While Ignoring Gay Student Groups (Headline wouldn't fit in the header)



(Washington) Saying that the Bush Administration is focused on protecting the Boy Scouts' access to public schools while ignoring the rights of gay student groups whose equal rights are often violated, Lambda Legal urged the U.S. Department of Education Wednesday to add inclusive language to policy regulations.

The new regulations were made public this week and now enter a 45-day period of public comment before going into effect.

Part of the regulations guide schools on making sure Boy Scouts groups have access to schools for meetings, recruitment and other activities.

Lambda Legal said today that Gay-Straight Alliance groups should be specified in the new regulations as one kind of youth group that also has a right to meet in public schools.

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In a statement, Secretary of Education Rod Paige said: "The goal of these regulations is to ensure that the Boy Scouts and other patriotic youth groups have equal access to public facilities, and today's action is another step toward achieving this goal."

This is just fucking scary

ON EDIT: LINK http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/10/102004scoutsSchools.htm

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1. I will no longer support the Boy Scouts. I turned one away from my door

a couple weeks ago and I made certain the parent with him knew why. She, of course, said, "You're just hurting the kids". I responded that it was her support of this organization's vile policies that was hurting her child and the other boys. There are plenty of other, more honorable organizations her child could join that I would be happy to support.
I don't have a problem with the Girl Scouts. They seem to be tolerant and not Nazi youth-in-training.

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2. Kudo's to you

I was a Boy Scout when I was younger & this just breaks my heart to see what they have been transformed into.