Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:

1)  Drama Teacher Resigns Over Districts Refusal to Allow Performance of Rent

2)  Lesbian Teens Reach Settlement Over Pep Fest Entrance Walk

3)  Lesbian students enter to cheers at Minn. School (Follow up to article above)

4)  More Students Attending Gay Friendly Universities

5)  Gay Rights Activist Dies

6)  Parents Sue Over Bulling of Disabled Son

7)  Teacher Fired from Barring 8 Year Old Bully is Re-Instated

8)  Ohio Mother Convicted of Lying to Get Kids In Better School

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Drama Teacher Contemplates Resignation Over District's Refusal to Allow Performance of 'Rent'
by Nathan McIntire | Monrovia, CA | January 5, 2011
http://monrovia.patch.com/articles/drama-teacher-contemplates-resignation-over-districts-refusal-to-allow-performance-of-rent

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Lesbian teens reach settlement over Champlin Park pep fest entrance walk

http://www.twincities.com/ci_17238384?nclick_check=1

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Lesbian students enter to cheers at Minn. school

(AP)  7 hours ago

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g22dJ9Yg4e5o5vHCm-fKPF1GJrXQ?docId=244cf40801204f68ad39941230cf53fb

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More Students Seek Avenues to Gay-Friendly Colleges

By SERGIO N. CANDIDO

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/gay-friendly/

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Gay Rights Activist Carolyn Wagner Dies 

By Advocate.com Editors

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/19/Gay_Rights_Activist_Carolyn_Wagner_Dies/

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Parents Sue School District over Bullied Son

http://www.wftv.com/news/26681762/detail.html

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Teacher who barred 8-year-old accused bully from her class is back at work

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/01/31/1844576/teacher-who-barred-8-year-old.html#ixzz1CgHAItgB

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Kelley Williams-Bolar, Ohio Mother, Convicted Of Felony For Lying To Get Kids Into Better School

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/kelley-williams-bolar-schools_n_814857.html

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