Slaying of King may lead to a new law
* By Michael Collins
* Posted February 19, 2010 at 2:02 p.m
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WASHINGTON — Two years after he was gunned down in an Oxnard classroom, 15-year-old Larry King's tragic death could lead to a new federal law to protect gay and lesbian students from harassment.
King's slaying by a fellow classmate has helped to inspire a bill in Congress that would for the first time make it illegal under federal law for public schools to discriminate against students because of their sexual orientation.
Harassment would be considered a form of discrimination under the proposed law.