Middle Schools Separate Students By Sex, ACLU Sues

The American Civil Liberties Union claims that two middle schools, which separate students by gender are in violation of Title IX. According to the ACLU's complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, Middleton Elementary School in Idaho and Huffman Middle School in Alabama are "forcing students into a single-sex environment with little or no alternative options, rely on harmful gender stereotypes and deprive students of equal educational opportunities merely because of their sex."

"We understand that teachers and parents want to provide the best education for their children. But coeducation was never the problem with failing schools, and single-sex programs are not the answer. These programs are poorly designed and based on pseudoscience and stereotypes that do nothing to enhance learning, and only reinforce discredited ideas about how boys and girls behave," said Christina Brandt-Young of the ACLU Women's Rights Project.

We couldn't agree more. Learn more here and here.