I am a high school senior and vice president of Kamiakin High School's chapter of National Honor Society. NHS is a club that aims to create a better community through service projects while maintaining focus on the four pillars of our club: citizenship, leadership, academics, and character.

In the past, Kamiakin's NHS members have helped with projects such as Relay for Life and have worked to raise money for the Tri-City Cancer Center during Pink Week. However, because of the school board's new policies, NHS is no longer able to function in any of the Kennewick schools, just because our school board does not want to allow a gay-straight alliance to form at our schools.

The school board doesn't seem to realize by making these new policies they are not only hurting students who support gay-straight alliances, but existing clubs like NHS which aim to better our community.

Our school board is supposed to support all students, not just students whose principals they agree with. If we students can understand it is wrong to harm others in the name of our own prejudicial biases, why can't the adults on our school board understand?

Taryn Meacham, Kennewick

-- Editor's note: The school board has decided to revisit its policy on school clubs. The issue is on the agenda for the Sept. 28 meeting.