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  • 03.07.06

    Immigration Plan Will Harm Many

    Proposal to Not Count Immigrants in Census Hurts Communities

    COLUMBUS, OH– Today, the ACLU of Ohio warned legislators that a new plan proposed by a group of Ohio lawmakers aimed at excluding immigrants from the census would harm communities and would stretch thin services for all Ohio families by not getting an accurate count of all those residing in the area. ACLU of Ohio Read more…

    Immigrant Rights

  • 02.28.06

    ACLU Calls on Toledo Schools to Protect Students’ Private Information

    Toledo, OH– The ACLU of Northwest Ohio sent a letter to Toledo Public Schools urging the school system to protect students’ personal, private information. The schools have addressed this issue in the past, but have adequate protection to ensure student information is kept secure and private, and that preferential access to the information is not Read more…

    Privacy, Student Rights

  • 02.14.06

    ACLU Demands Schools Halt Teaching of Intelligent Design

    TOLEDO, OH– Today, the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the Toledo Public Schools demanding that they cease allowing staff to teach intelligent design in public classrooms throughout the district. ACLU of Ohio Legal Director Jeffrey Gamso said, “Intelligent design has been proven to be nothing more than a thin cover for those who Read more…

    General Civil Liberties, Student Rights

  • 02.10.06

    ACLU Denounces Adoption Ban

    Calls Bill Mean-Spirited and Harmful to Children's Welfare

    COLUMBUS, OH– The ACLU of Ohio expressed outrage after the introduction of House Bill 515 by Representative Ron Hood (R-Ashville). The bill, introduced on February 9, would prohibit foster and adoptive children from being placed in the home of any gay, bisexual or transgender person. ACLU of Ohio Executive Director Christine Link said, “Current Ohio Read more…

    LGBT Rights

  • 02.02.06

    ACLU Files Suit in Student Strip Search Case

    Calls Actions of School Administration Illegal, Unnecessary

    COLUMBUS, OH–Today, the ACLU of Ohio filed suit in U.S. District Court in Columbus on behalf of eight of the students who were illegally searched by staff at the Vern Riffe Career Technology Center on January 20, 2006. The suit names the school district, the superintendent and three staff members as defendants. The searches occurred Read more…

    Student Rights