On March 20th, 2000 a group of nearly forty students, faculty, parents and community supporters went before the Millard Public Schools Board of Education in Omaha, Nebraska, to ask that sexual orientation be added under the school's anti-discrimination policies. Millard is the second largest school district in the city of Omaha, serving roughly 19,000 students in 31 schools. Currently, Millard's anti-discrimination policies specificially outline race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, marital-status, age and disability. Many in the Omaha area are concerned that the Millard Public Schools are doing their students a diservice as well as risking the safety and general well-being of gay, lesbian and bisexual students and faculty by not including sexual orientation under the anti-discrimination clauses. Despite this concern though, the district stands in firm opposition to the addition, insisting that the current policies are adequate. Realistically this is not so. We are asking you to please write to the Millard Public Schools Board of Education in order to share your concerns and to show your support for this much needed change. We hope that by gaining enough local and national response, we can encourage the Board of Education to ultimately make this addition.
Thank you for your support,
Concerned students, parents, faculity and community supporters.
Omaha, Nebraska.
We will be attending the Board of Education meeting on
April 24, 2000 at 7pm.
Please come to provide your visual support.
Millard Public Schools Board of Education
Don Stroh Administration Center
5606 S. 147 St.
Omaha, NE 68137
(402)895-8200, (402)895-8448 fax
To Contact the Student Leaders involved with this cause, please follow
the link listed below.
Millard Public Schools homepage
Millard Public Schools Board of Education
Our Response to the Board of Education
