Legislature Spotlights Bullying in Schools

[Shana A]

Legislature Spotlights Bullying in Schools
By MORGAN SMITH
Published: March 3, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/us/04ttbullying.html

The scariest part of the school day for one student in the Austin Independent School District is before classes begin. For the female-to-male transgender 16-year-old, the "nerve-racking" minutes he spends trying to find his friends at school each morning is when bullies are most likely to strike.

"I did it because I had no other choice. I refused to bury my son," said Kime Mitchell, a mother who filed suit against a Texas school district after her son was bullied.

"People don't mess with groups of people," he said. "But they see someone walking by themselves, and there's no fear there."

[juliekins]

The idiocy of student bullying never fails to get me worked up. Having been a victim myself, in a Catholic grade school nonetheless, it's hard to fathom that this is still an issue in 2010/11. Sad to see reports that only 1/3 of GLBT students who went to teachers and principals felt that the administration stepped in offer appropriate protection.

If I hear about "certain groups" wanting "special rights" one more time, I think I'll puke.

When can we outlaw bigots? Which island can we send them to?