Bullied
It is horrible that kids are bullied in school and it must stop. Kids (or should I say parents) have sued for many reasons and if you did some research you will see pending lawsuits against many school districts for all sorts of reasons such as race, religion, weight, anti-religion. These gay students got a cash settlement, well so what. The facts are they were injured physically and emotionally at school where children should be safe. We as parents of children who go to public schools should expect our government to provide a safe environment for our children to learn. Gay, straight, short, fat, doesn't matter. These kids should be safe from physical and mental harassment, and if they are not safe and something happens, the school should be responsible. It is just that simple. I know Lindabee thinks that these gay kids just want special treatment, but perhaps they need it. The school district in question is in the same city (Union City, CA) where that young gay man (who happened to be a drag queen) was killed last year by a couple of high school boys because he was gay. So Lindabee, did anyone try to murder you because you were overweight in highschool? I have never heard of overweight bashing, but I have witnessed gay bashing. Get Real!