Welcome to Teaching Feminism, a series about equality in the
classroom. Teaching feminism is about so much more than teaching
girls. We need to teach all of our students to respect everyone,
no matter what. Teaching feminism talks about just that. Have
your own story about these issues? Share it here. An amazing win
for a gay-straight alliance in a Florida high school happened
last Tuesday when Marion County Superintendent Jim Yancey was
ordered to allow the Vanguard Gay-Straight Alliance to hold
meetings on school grounds. The group had applied for status as
an official student group in March, but was denied by Vanguard
High School’s principal, Milford Lankford. They were told that
he was “uncomfortable” having a gay-straight alliance on his
campus. When they appealed to the superintendent, they were met
with a similar denial. Shortly thereafter, the ACLU of Florida
filed a lawsuit saying the school was in violation of the
federal Equal Access Act and the First Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution. This is a p