Yearly Archives: 2005

It’s not over yet.

Loudoun County School Board Meeting, June 14 The bottom line: School Board counsel has clearly stated what we have been saying all along: what anti-gay activists found objectionable in the play “Offsides” cannot be prohibited without violating the law. Prohibiting … Continue reading

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Stop the Hypocrisy

Loudoun Connection June 1, 2005 By Mary Simpson To quote John Stossell, “Give me a break.” The Loudoun County School Board’s desire to censor plays performed in the schools is hypocrisy at its finest. The play performed at Stone Bridge, … Continue reading

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Discrimination is Illegal

Loudoun Connection June 1, 2005 Mr. Nuzzaco, Mr. Guzman, Mr. Geurin and Mr. Ohneiser finally had to admit that it wasn’t “sexual interaction” or “depiction of sexual acts” or “sexual themes” that they really object to. They had to admit … Continue reading

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Schools move closer to theater policy

Loudoun Times-Mirror May 31, 2005 By Shannon Sollinger The School Board committee tasked with crafting a policy that will prevent any student theatrical productions from mentioning homosexuality finished its work May 25. The policy the committee will recommend to the … Continue reading

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School Panel Agrees on Plays Policy

Full Board to Vote on Rules for Student Drama Washington Post May 29, 2005 By Rosalind S. Helderman A committee of the Loudoun County School Board voted Wednesday to recommend a policy that would ban obscenity in school plays and … Continue reading

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It was late and they were tired.

Report on May 25 Legislative and Policy Committee Meeting Workplace accidents more often happen at the end of a long work day, when people start to get careless. It wasn’t until after several hours of deliberation over what language to … Continue reading

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Is it possible for reason to prevail?

Report on May 24 School Board meeting At last night’s School Board meeting, some comments from board members suggest that they are realizing how limited their censorship options are if they want to avoid litigation. Three speakers appeared (likely at … Continue reading

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