Osseo School District continues to fight gay student group

For nearly three years the two students who sued the Osseo School District were only known in the lawsuit by their initials.

Wednesday, they made themselves known in the very high school they claim did the discriminating.

"We spent a long time trying not to have a lawsuit. We didn't really want to sue the school. We were trying to work it out with them and have them hear our issues, it didn't work out," plaintiff Natalie Durivage said.

In a public forum at Maple Grove High School the former students, Natalie Durivage and Heather Woodson explained to current students and community members why they sued. They claim the Osseo School District violated the equal access act when the district would not allow their group, straights and gays for equality, or SAGE, to meet as a curricular school organization. That means meeting on school time and using bulletin boards and the PA system to announce their activities.

"I believe we were discriminated against because we are a GLBT organization," Durivage said. Osseo School District continues to fight gay student group
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