Editorial: 'Gay-friendly' school fails to stop intolerance

[Natasha]

Editorial: 'Gay-friendly' school fails to stop intolerance

http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=3353972
10/14/2008

If you could escape all the ugly parts of high school -- the harassment and the bullying -- would you do it?

Chicago public school officials are advocating the creation of a "gay-friendly" high school that would serve 600 students. The school, which would be called The School for Social Justice Pride Campus, would not be exclusive to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, but would create an accepting environment.

The school would feature a curriculum comparable to other area high schools, but would feature counseling and courses on sexual identity, gay literature and history. The main aim of the school would be to aid graduation and attendance rates for the GLBT students.