B.N.S. v. School Board of Lake County, Florida - We filed a lawsuit in May 2013 on behalf of an eighth-grade student at Carver Middle School in Leesburg who sought to form a Gay-Straight Alliance at her school.

Carver Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance v. School Board of Lake County, Florida - The ACLU and ACLU of Florida filed a lawsuit in December 2013 on behalf of a seventh-grade student at Carver Middle School in Leesburg who sought to form a Gay-Straight Alliance at her school.

Gillman v. School Board for Holmes County - In the fall of 2007, students at Ponce de Leon High voiced support for a lesbian student by writing “gay pride” on their arms and notebooks or wearing rainbow-themed clothing after the principal shamed her when she reported harassment.  The principal interrogated the supportive students and censored their speech.

 

Stay informed