Bloomfield College Responds to the Military's Policy of Discrimination
The following statement has been endorsed by the college community. Faculty and DSG voted at their respective meetings on February 20th, 2003. Staff members were contacted via Email and print copies in mailboxes.
Bloomfield
College faculty, staff and students do not agree with the Department of
Defense's policy which discriminates against enlisting and commissioning
armed forces personnel on the basis of sexual orientation.
We urge the Department of Defense to reconsider its policies and
practices so that they reflect the diversity that is America
'Don't ask, don't tell' policy
http://www.hrc.org/documentingcourage/stories/index.asp
http://www.sldn.org/templates/index.html
http://www.aacrao.org/federal_relations/solomon/interim.htm
(This site explains the Solomon Rule which
forbids college campuses from barring the military from recruiting on
their campuses.)