Ga. Proposes Parental Consent for Extra-Curricular Activities

The Georgia Board of Education yesterday proposed for public comment a rule that would require schools to furnish parents a list each year of all extra-curricular student clubs with their faculty advisors, purposes, activities, dues and national affiliations. A second, and more controversial, portion of the proposed rule would require schools to get parental permission for a student to join an after-school club. While this may impact after-school religious organizations, according to a report in the Southern Voice Blog today it has primarily been criticized as preventing closeted gay students from joining gay rights or gay support groups at their schools. The full text of the proposal is available online.