Minnesota School District Sued for Facilitating Harassment of LGBTQ+ Students

[AnonymousOne]

http://www.startribune.com/local/north/125958688.html



Two national civil rights groups and a Minneapolis law firm filed suit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District on Thursday, claiming that staff members in Minnesota's largest district didn't do enough for students bullied because of their perceived or actual sexual orientation.


The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of five current and former students, who say they've been peppered with demeaning slurs, stabbed with pencils, even urinated on by classmates. It seeks to end the district's sexual orientation curriculum policy, which allows teachers to discuss sexual orientation issues but requires them to maintain neutrality.

[AnonymousOne]

Quick update:

MINNEAPOLIS (CN) - Parents say four children were bullied daily at school for their perceived sexual orientation, being urinated on and told to "kill yourself" - which some did try to do - and the Anoka-Hennepin School District's response was to tell the kids to "lay low" or "stay out of people's way." This despite four student suicides because of such bullying within a single school year.
In their federal complaint, the parents say Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11 and its School Board encourage gay-bashing by its districtwide policies that single out lesbian, gay, and bisexual students.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/07/25/38425.htm

Those poor kids. :(

[Queercommie Girl]

Quick update:

MINNEAPOLIS (CN) - Parents say four children were bullied daily at school for their perceived sexual orientation, being urinated on and told to "kill yourself" - which some did try to do - and the Anoka-Hennepin School District's response was to tell the kids to "lay low" or "stay out of people's way." This despite four student suicides because of such bullying within a single school year.
In their federal complaint, the parents say Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11 and its School Board encourage gay-bashing by its districtwide policies that single out lesbian, gay, and bisexual students.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/07/25/38425.htm

Those poor kids. :(

Why leave out transgender people?

[Nox]

Bullies are the second lowest form of human. After fascists.