These NE schools applied for—and got—permission to discriminate against LGBTs while receiving fed funding

Update: Here are the corresponding schools in Iowa:

NOTE: After looking at several requests which do not specifically ask for waivers to discriminate against gay students (although at least one such college — Grace — does have such a history of discrimination) we can only conclude that BuzzFeed's overarching headline refers to the "T" in LGBT, as the Obama administration considers sex discrimination transgender discrimination.

The U. S. Department of Education has made available online thousands of pages of documents on 232 religious schools applying for, and receiving, permission to discriminate against LGBT people and women — while continuing to receive federal education funds. From BuzzFeed's Dominic Holden:

     ...Dorie Nolt, a spokesperson for the department, told BuzzFeed News, “Due to exceptional public demand for more information on this topic, we are posting documents related to this on our website to provide transparency around this issue.”
     The records are available on a department webpage that includes... applications to be exempt from civil rights laws banning sex-based discrimination in school, and letters from federal officials granting those requests. It also includes records from another 31 schools with pending requests.
     It appears no request has ever been denied...

Here are the schools in Nebraska (double listings indicate requests / responses):

[PDF] Grace College of the Bible
www2.ed.gov/.../offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-rel-exempt/grace-college-of-the-bible-response-09241985.pdf
Page 1. Page 2. Page 3.

[PDF] Union College
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-rel-exempt/union-college-response-10251985.pdf
Page 1. Page 2.

[PDF] York College
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-rel-exempt/york-college-request-09291976.pdf
Page 1. Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Page 6. Page 7. Page 8.

[PDF] Concordia College
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-rel-exempt/concordia-college-request-07111985.pdf
Page 1. Page 2. Page 3.

[PDF] York College
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-rel-exempt/york-college-response-08011985.pdf
Page 1. Page 2. Page 3.

[PDF] Grace College of the Bible
www2.ed.gov/.../offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-rel-exempt/grace-college-of-the-bible-request-05231977.pdf
Page 1.

[PDF] Concordia College
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9-rel-exempt/concordia-college-response-09061985.pdf
Page 1. 

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