Florence-Carlton board tables decision on school club policy

UNFINISHED BUSINESSREGARDING THE RULESSURROUNDING SCHOOLCLUBS AFTER CONCERNSWERE RAISED REGARDINGAN LGBTQ GROUP.THE BOARD OPTED TO HOLDA SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGLAST NIGHT TO TAKE THEIRFINAL VOTE ON THE POLICYTHAT'S TURNED INTOCONTROVERSY.BUT BY THE END OF THE 5HOUR MEETING, THE BOARDMERELY VOTED TO TABLETHE ISSUE ONCE MORE.THE ROOT OF THECONTROVERSY LIES INFORMAL VERSUS INFORMALSTUDENT CLUBS.THE POLICY IN QUESTIONDOESN'T SPECIFICALLYMENTION L-G-B-T-QGROUPS, BUT THE GAYSTRAIGHT ALLIANCE HASBECOME THE FOCAL POINTOF THE ISSUE AS IT'SCURRENTLYCONSIDERED AN INFORMALCLUB, MEANING PARENTSDON'T HAVE TO SIGN OFF ONSENDING THEIR KIDS TOCLUB MEETINGS DURING THESCHOOL DAY.GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, ASTUDENT-LED GROUP THAT'SPART OF A NATIONWIDENETWORK, BEGAN ATFLORENCE CARLTON AT THESTART OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR.WITH THEIR ATTORNEYPRESENT, THE SCHOOLBOARD SPENT MUCH OF THEEVENING DELIBERATING THEPOLICY -- WHETHERPARENTS SHOULD SIGNPERMISSION SLIPS FORCLUBS, WHETHER INFORMALCLUBS SHOULD EVENEXIST...AND OTHER BASICQUESTIONS.