Feds muscle into 'gay' teen's bullying lawsuit
Obama lawyers argue 'gender stereotypes' protected in 1964 Civil Rights Act
Posted: January 19, 2010 10:28 pm Eastern

By Chelsea Schilling
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The Obama administration
has intervened on behalf of an openly homosexual teenager in a bullying lawsuit against his high school – and the Justice Department is claiming a law meant to ban sex discrimination also protects homosexual students from intolerance based on sexual orientation.

Jacob, 14, former student of Gregory B. Jarvis Junior/Senior High School in the Mohawk Central School District in New York, claims he was teased and endured threats and name-calling by classmates because he dyed his hair blue and pink and wears make-up and nail polish. According to the Justice Department's Jan. 14 motion to intervene, Jacob "engages in physical expressions that are stereotypically female, e.g., swinging his hips and singing in a high pitched voice."

While it may be quite unnecessary and even counter-productive for the executive branch to be stepping into a lawsuit, the lawsuit itself sounds warranted. Even if it isn't "protected discrimination" bullying shouldn't be tolerated. I understand that no school is going to be perfect but at the same time most Americans from coast to coast know how terrible discipline in schools is regardless of high school. It is a catch-22 that is getting worse. Public schools are funded by tax dollars, children are required to go up to a certain age, and at the same time teachers and administrators are afraid to control the children. They are so afraid of lawsuits themselves if they discipline the kids and if not that their own safety is often in danger by the very kids they are supposed to teach. Yet at the same time schools are clearly liable for what goes on in their buildings.

Apparently, it is difficult to get expelled from public school because after all the child is required to attend so how on earth can they be expelled? This is why I think there should be more privatization of education driven by market forces. Companies are already much faster at transgender acceptance than the government is because they want business which requires a maximum amount of paying customers and good publicity. You simply don't get that with government. If there was more competition in education beyond only the ONE school in the district or locale that children can attend, then bullying and threats and other disruptive behavior could be handled very promptly. Expel all of the brats and then the kids who actually want to learn can learn for a change. If they would stop being so politically correct and get rid of all of the troublemakers, the quality of the education would improve. When a child can't learn because he or she is constantly under fear of threats and violence, something seriously is wrong here and I certainly support such lawsuits as the kid and his family deserves every tax dollar they paid back from such a horrible excuse for an "institution of learning."

Lol, that picture is awesome, it looks like he's practically beaming girliness. I think I would get along with him fantasticly.

And a student brought a knife to school? That's a bit low.

While it may be quite unnecessary and even counter-productive for the executive branch to be stepping into a lawsuit, the lawsuit itself sounds warranted.

Was some other branch of the federal government in charge of the justice department?

Quote from: tekla on January 21, 2010, 12:07:01 AM
While it may be quite unnecessary and even counter-productive for the executive branch to be stepping into a lawsuit, the lawsuit itself sounds warranted.

Was some other branch of the federal government in charge of the justice department?

I'm simply not putting up with your crap anymore. You respond to virtually every post I make yet never actually respond to the points I'm making. You take a snippet of what I say out of context and then try to respond with that. You are maliciously trying to take everything I say off-topic and you respond to everything I post almost as if you are stalking me. You are now permenantely on my ignore list. Hit the freaking door.

Quote from: Britney_413 on January 23, 2010, 05:20:12 PM
I'm simply not putting up with your crap anymore. You respond to virtually every post I make yet never actually respond to the points I'm making. You take a snippet of what I say out of context and then try to respond with that. You are maliciously trying to take everything I say off-topic and you respond to everything I post almost as if you are stalking me. You are now permenantely on my ignore list. Hit the freaking door.

I agree qith this. Tekla I have never seen you say a single nice thing ever.

a reminder from admin:

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Quote from: Hazuki Heartwood on January 20, 2010, 11:41:27 PM
Lol, that picture is awesome, it looks like he's practically beaming girliness. I think I would get along with him fantasticly.

And a student brought a knife to school? That's a bit low.

That kid looks adorable and harmless... What the hell...

Quote from: Tasha Elizabeth on January 24, 2010, 10:27:04 AM


tekla seems to be to be comfortable and confident in tekla's own body (and i have never known how to refer to tekla, whether as he or she, and i consider tekla to be...gender-fluid is i guess the correct word) and supremely self-confident in most other areas as well; but also has a tendency to be sarcastically self-depreciating.  a complex person, to say the least, as most of us are.

this can be irritating to those of us who are not; and i certainly cant deny that tekla can be a royal pain in the ass at times.  but...tekla also can make you think, and you damn sure better be accurate and have done your research if you are going to talk about legal, political, or social areas.

tekla

PhD or not, intelligent or not, a support group should not have to put up with a condescending attitude. Empathy CAN be mixed with knowledge.

Although we sometimes 'tell it like it is' in Chat, we try to use humor as well and to validate the worth of our members and visitors. Condescension or other demeaning behavior is not tolerated.

Robyn, who does have a PhD

Quote from: tekla on January 21, 2010, 12:07:01 AM
While it may be quite unnecessary and even counter-productive for the executive branch to be stepping into a lawsuit, the lawsuit itself sounds warranted.

Was some other branch of the federal government in charge of the justice department?

Restated: While it may be quite unnecessary and even counter-productive for the executive branch justice department to be stepping into a lawsuit, the lawsuit itself sounds warranted.

Better? C'mon, admit it, you were being intentionally perverse. If not, you need to put more effort into following the general thrust of people's points. The variable in the sentence was "stepping into," not "executive branch." The problem was not with her statement, but your pecuiliar way of parsing it.

Quote from: Robyn on January 24, 2010, 01:25:57 PM
PhD or not, intelligent or not, a support group should not have to put up with a condescending attitude. Empathy CAN be mixed with knowledge.

Although we sometimes 'tell it like it is' in Chat, we try to use humor as well and to validate the worth of our members and visitors. Condescension or other demeaning behavior is not tolerated.

Robyn, who does have a PhD

Still... You don't remove a kids vocal chords even for the good of the family image. Maybe an hour of duct tape, but seriously. I mean... I learned a lot of things and met some wonderful people from the chan sites. And these are the places where they yell, "Man the harpoons" If you're even slightly overweight.

Rule 15 of the forum states; Items under discussion shall be confined to the subject matter at hand, members shall avoid taking the other users posts personally, and/or posting anything that can reasonably be construed as a personal attack.

Get back on topic and stop discussing individual members of the forum or this thread will be locked.

Regardless of how abrasive members may or may not be, it still doesn't excuse you from breaking the rules.