Benton, Arkansas — Education Freedom Account Recipient
Source: DESE Fall 2024 Transparency Report (CSV) + DESE Annual Report Appendix B (Spring 2025)
Classification: Explicit Exclusion — What does this mean?
Published policies explicitly target students with conduct rules or consequences related to sexual orientation or gender identity.
Direct quotes from school policy documents:
“Students may not advocate, celebrate, or express same-sex attraction in such a way as to cause confusion or distraction in the context of Catholic school classes, activities, or events.”
Highlighted excerpt from the school handbook or policy document. Archived 2026-01-05.
“Students should conduct themselves in a manner consistent with their biological sex.”
Highlighted excerpt from the school handbook or policy document. Archived 2026-01-05.
“If a student's expression of gender, sexual identity, or sexuality should cause confusion or disruption at the school, or if it should mislead others, cause scandal, or have the potential for causing scandal, then the matter will first be discussed with the student and his/her parents. If the issue is not resolved to the satisfaction of the school... then the student may be dismissed from the school.”
Highlighted excerpt from the school handbook or policy document. Archived 2026-01-05.
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