Some is probably attributable to the former, but it’s mostly the latter. White flight from urban city centers to outlying suburbs is a predominant cause, and it’s not unique to Texas. Detroit is another extreme example of this demographic shift.

There are actually teacher’s unions, but I don’t know if that’s the case where this lady works. In my state, the teacher’s union is strong -- so strong that there’s a two-day holiday every fall for their annual convention. The local tourism industry in Minnesota and even in neighboring states gears up specifically for…

Writing is pretending on paper.

But the lower judge and the 7th Circuit ruled that the case had a “likelihood to succeed on the merits” and it’s hard to dispute that given the facts and from the lawyer’s perspective, the longer the case goes, the more money they make.

Here in Atlanta, private schools are growing in popularity. New ones opening up almost yearly. Why? Because parents (probably white, but let’s just say parents in general) are tired of the bullshit their kids have to put up with in public — bullying, drugs, gangs, etc. Yes, these problems can and do exist in private…

As a parent in Texas, the demographics of major city school districts was a huge shock: Dallas: 95.1% minority, Houston: 92.4% minority, San Antonio: 98% minority.

You’re making shit up. Show me where I said working pro bono was not allowed. I’ll wait.

Queer folk are still a small portion of the viewing public. The majority of the audience that will keep the show on the air and make them any kind of money will be heterosexual, so it’s not hard to imagine they decided to have a lead character that represents that majority. Means the homophobes who still like a bit of…

Litigation is litigation. You do your written questions, get your documents, subpoena people, take depositions, get your experts, go to trial, right?

 
It’s a musical drama about a high school teacher in a largely blue-collar town who revitalizes the school’s theater program, puts on a production of Spring Awakening, and inspires the whole town or something.

No, the fact they claimed they had $1.7M for a case that had no trial, one appeal, and two settlement conferences is WILDLY different from the either of the two cases you cited that actually had a trial, then an appeal, and further proceedings after the appeal. As I understand that Radke case, they ended up on appeal…

I was trying to make a point poorly while multitasking. I was attempting to say that so often the creators have no problem shying away from LGBT characters, yet they say they don’t want to shy away from “sexuality”. It’s almost as if they forget that being straight is a sexuality on a spectrum. Because that’s the…

Also, seeing as how this is a show about a teacher and students, I’d hope the teacher’s sexuality wouldn’t end up being a major story point. As someone who hasn’t read the book and likely won’t watch the show at all, it doesn’t seem like his sexuality is much of a focus at all except as background info on the…

This case didn’t go to trial. If you read the ruling from the 7th Circuit judges, it doesn’t sound like too much happened. The kid sued, got an injunction against the school pretty quickly (it does seem like obvious discrimination), and then the appeal happened.

They always say that they don’t want to shy away from sexuality, and yet they do. Heterosexuality is never erased.

lol - I thought that too but I’ve been arguing with a bunch of lawyers and, I guess, it’s not quite that clear.

They heard the magic words “I don’t care about money” from the plaintiffs.

Check out this story:

Isn’t heterosexuality a sexuality?

I found the appellate decision and here’s the timeline: