The following information comes from What Schools Need To Know published by the Michigan chapter of the ACLU.

Do students have a right to form a LGBTQ student group at school?
Yes. The right of students to organize a LGBTQ student group (club, organization, activity) is rooted in the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution's protection of free speech, and reinforced by the Equal Access Act of 1984.

Do students have the right to express their points of view on LGBTQ issues?
Yes. A student has the right to express a viewpoint when speaking on an issue relevant to a discussion. However, expressive conduct that "materially disrupts classwork or involves substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others" is not constitutionally protected.

Do student LGBTQ groups have the right to post relevant information on a student bulletin board?
Yes. If a bulletin board is open for use by all groups, the school cannot prohibit its use by any one group, unless such a prohibition is "necessary to serve a compelling state interest and...is narrowly drawn to achieve that end."

Do students have the right to access LGBTQ information that is in the school library?
Yes. The right of students to access LGBTQ information in the school library is well established and protected.

May parents elect to remove their student from sex education curricula containing LGBTQ relevant material?
Yes. Such instruction is not required and upon written request of a student or student's legal guardian, a student shall be excused from "attending classes in which the subject of sex education is under discussion" without any penalty issued against the student.

Do students have the right to raise LGBTQ issues relevant to the classroom discussion?
Yes. If the discussion is relevant to the topic at hand, and initiated by the student. While a school has broad authority to determine curriculum, a student's LGBTQ-positive speech in a classroom discussion may not be treated differently from other viewpoints expressed in a discussion.

May a LGBTQ student take a same-gender date to a prom or other school function?
Yes. Courts have concluded that unless the school has a solid belief that a same-gender couple would cause "severe disruption to the school environment, the school has to permit everyone to attend with their chosen date." Under Title IX, just as a school is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of sex in school, a school is prohibited from discriminating in any program or activity of the school, including extra-curricular activities.

Can a school be liable for peer sexual harassment of LGBTQ students occurring at school?
Yes. A school district can be liable if a student is sexually harassed under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 when the school demonstrates deliberate indifference to known acts of harassment in its programs, and the harassment is so severe, pervasive and offensive that it bars the student from participating in the student's education program.

Do school personnel have an obligation to report the abuse or neglect of a LGBTQ students occurring at home?
Yes. Michigan law mandates the school to report if there is suspicion that a student may be the subject of abuse or neglect by a parent or guardian for any reason, including sexual orientation.

Are schools required to have a sexual harassment policy?
Yes. By January 1, 1995, the board of each school district must adopt and implement a written sexual harassment policy. At minimum, the policy must prohibit sexual harasment by district employees, board members, and pupils directed toward other employess or pupils and shall specify penalties for violation of the policy.

The following information comes from Support Services for Sexual Minority Youth.

Who are transgendered people?
Transgendered people make up approximately 3% of the general population and have significant feelings of discomfort about their gender. These feelings begin between the age of three and puberty.

What Schools Need to Know. (2000). Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Students and the Law [Brochure]. ACLU.