Judge's Approval of Club for Gay Students Leads to Protest
A club for gay students and their supporters met for the first time last week at El Modena High School in Orange, Calif., just days after a federal judge ordered the local school board to recognize the controversial student group.
More than 50 students attended the meeting of the Gay-Straight Alliance in the drama room on Feb. 9, while opponents of the club demonstrated outside the high school with shouts of "Stop gay clubs!"
Some El Modena High students reportedly scuffled with the protesters, shouting at them to "Shut...
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