In a gay-straight alliance case that was closed at one time because the student who brought it, Yasmin Gonzalez, graduated, and then reopened when a current student was prevented from reviving the Okeechobee High School GSA, a judge in Florida has ruled that the group was discriminated against by the school board:

“The Gay-Straight Alliance of Okeechobee High School may now meet on campus like all other non-curricular school groups, and their case against the School Board of Okeechobee County is closed, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore wrote in an opinion signed Tuesday. Moore granted them Alliance's otion for summary judgment and ruled the School Board violated the club's First Amendment rights by refusing to recognize it as a non-curricular student organization. Moore also ruled that the School Board is statutorily obligated by the federal Equal Access Act to grant the club the same rights to meet on campus as other non-curricular student groups have.”

Said the ACLU: “Moore broke the legal mold by asserting that schools must provide for the well-being of gay students the same as straight students and therefore, the school cannot discriminate against the GSA.”

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Federal Judge Says Gay-Straight Alliance May Continue [tr]