Grace+Leppink

=My Notes Section: IN THE NEWS: NATIONAL ROUNDUP = Under the threat of a lawsuit, a Louisiana school district last week dropped a plan to offer same-**//sex//**-only classes at two of its junior high schools. The decision came Aug. 3, one day after the **//American//** **//Civil//** **//Liberties//** **//Union//** filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge on behalf of Michelle Selden, 13, an 8th grader at South Side Junior High School in the 23,000-student Livingston Parish school district. Ms. Selden and her parents said a **//single//**-**//sex//** learning environment would have led to different educational opportunities for boys and girls. The suit sought to bar the district from implementing the plan, which had called for dividing most classes in the two schools by gender. It had been scheduled to go into effect on Aug. 9, the first day of school. The plan would have violated both Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits schools that receive federal funds from discriminating on the basis of **//sex//**, and the Louisiana state constitution, said Joe Cook, the executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, based in New Orleans. 12726342591272634259 By Alyson Klein http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=104&sid=f0a98f53-b0e8-4014-a852-b55e672b1e5c%40sessionmgr112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=keh&AN=22249832

Title:Authors:|slrl',);|Klein, AlysonSource:|jdbkehjnh||ssJN "Education Week"||sljh',);|Education Week; 8/9/2006, Vol. 25 Issue 44, p6-6, 1/9pDocument Type:Article

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As educators, our efforts should not be driven by how we can separate students to minimize distractions but by how we can bring all students together to maximize learning.

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quote taken from text: For example, SSPE doctrine calls for teachers in male classrooms to be constantly moving and speaking in a loud voice, even to the point of shouting, while teachers in female classes should be still and use a calming tone. This differentiation stems from the central tenet of **SSPE ideology that young males thrive on competition and confrontation, while young females require a more nurturing and cooperative learning environment.**

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