Report on ROTC Recruitment on Campus - uclgbtia
Report on ROTC Recruitment on Campus - uclgbtia
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It is the intent and directi<strong>on</strong> of the Board of Regents that the University's policy<br />
against legally impermissible, arbitrary, or unreas<strong>on</strong>able discriminatory practices<br />
shall be understood and applied so as to prohibit discriminati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the basis of<br />
sexual orientati<strong>on</strong>. As specified in that policy, all groups operating under The<br />
Regents, including administrati<strong>on</strong>, faculty, student governments, Universityowned<br />
residence halls, and programs sp<strong>on</strong>sored by the University, are governed<br />
by this policy of n<strong>on</strong>discriminati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
The policy and its specific applicati<strong>on</strong> to sexual orientati<strong>on</strong> discriminati<strong>on</strong> shall be<br />
appropriately publicized and disseminated within the University.<br />
The President shall review University n<strong>on</strong>discriminati<strong>on</strong> policy statements and<br />
revise such statements as appropriate to include sexual orientati<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>g<br />
listings of prohibited forms of discriminati<strong>on</strong>. The President is requested to report<br />
to the Board of Regents at its February 1984 meeting acti<strong>on</strong>s taken regarding<br />
this matter.<br />
AALS Positi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the Military’s "D<strong>on</strong>’t ask, d<strong>on</strong>’t tell" Policy<br />
Under AALS Memorandum 96-15, the AALS has taken the positi<strong>on</strong><br />
that the so-called "d<strong>on</strong>’t ask, d<strong>on</strong>’t tell" policy (10 U.S.C. s 654) still<br />
requires military recruiters "to operate in a fashi<strong>on</strong> that c<strong>on</strong>stitutes<br />
discriminati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the basis of sexual orientati<strong>on</strong>, since gay and<br />
lesbian individuals bear a special burden that denies equal<br />
opportunity in a military employment setting."<br />
Carl C. M<strong>on</strong>k, the AALS Executive Director, stated in a<br />
memorandum dated August 13, 1997, to all deans of member and<br />
fee-paid schools, that the AALS Executive Committee will:<br />
excuse n<strong>on</strong>-compliance with Executive Committee<br />
Regulati<strong>on</strong> 6.19 <strong>on</strong>ly for military recruiters, as l<strong>on</strong>g as<br />
a school provides ‘ameliorati<strong>on</strong>’ in a form that both<br />
expresses publicly the law school’s disapproval of the<br />
discriminati<strong>on</strong> against gays and lesbians by the<br />
military and provides a safe and protective<br />
atmosphere for gay and lesbian students. (emphasis<br />
added)<br />
That is, "schools that choose not to comply [with Regulati<strong>on</strong> 6.19]<br />
will have their n<strong>on</strong>compliance excused so l<strong>on</strong>g as they engage in<br />
appropriate activities to ameliorate the negative effects that<br />
granting access to the military has <strong>on</strong> the quality of the learning<br />
envir<strong>on</strong>ment for its students, particularly its gay and lesbian<br />
students." (emphasis added)<br />
Ameliorative Measures