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Public Interest

Sep. 11, 2009

School System Settles Gay Bias Suit

A settlement requiring a Newport Beach school district to train administrators, teachers and students to combat homophobia and sexism will serve as a model for other districts plagued by discrimination, according to the ACLU.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - A settlement that requires a Newport Beach school district to train administrators, teachers and students to combat homophobia and sexism will serve as a model for other districts plagued by discrimination, according to the ACLU.

"It shows how seriously the district needs to take the issue," said Hector Villagra, the chief of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California's Orange County of...

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