Bush Administration proposes Same-sex schools
Is there no end to this administration's accelerating retro-grade motion?
The Bush administration has proposed regulations giving public school districts new freedom to create same-sex classes and schools, as long as "substantially equal" opportunities are also provided for the excluded sex.
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The new regulations drew immediate fire from some women's and civil liberties groups, who said they were in violation of Title IX, the landmark law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. Even some supporters of the new rule suggested it stood on shaky ground.
Separate but equal? Haven't we been trying to fight that for the last 50 years? Sure some women do prefer going to all-girls schools, but that's why we have private schools. The idea of having same-sex classes, is not "innovative." It wasn't so long ago that Phys Ed and Home Ec classes were segregated by sex.
What's the administration gonna propose next? "Allowing" schools the option requiring girls to wear skirts as part of the dress code?