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East Bakersfield High
Advocate, The, Dec 20, 2005
East Bakersfield High School principal John Gibson said he was only trying to protect gay students when he refused to allow a series of student-written articles on gay and lesbian issues in the school's newspaper last spring. But the students at the central California campus said there was no real threat of physical violence, so they filed a lawsuit to force publication.
On November 4 the school relented and allowed the articles, which include both supportive and opposing views on gay and lesbian concerns, to appear in The Kernal. "We had the support of our parents, the parents of those interviewed, the entire editorial staff our journalism adviser, and even the editorial board of The Bakersfield Californian," said senior Maria Krauter, the papers current editor in chief.
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The news was especially meaningful to Janet Rangel, who was featured in the series before graduating last June. When the principal censored the articles, she said, "it made me feel like I was back in the closet again."
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