I think not only should the attackers be held accountable, but the school, the teacher that told him to hate himself, the numers staff, the county and the state should be held accountable. Though, I tend to be over dramamtic, I think they should have a little corporal punishment with a proper Larmatic balance.

It's as if the many people still hasn't learned, that a person has the right to be who they are. What are they going to do next when someone so much as breaths or laughs, hit em for making a natural body response, like seriously its the 21st century. You would think some people would try to make this millenium, one of positive change and acceptance, not one of hatred.

I am sorry if i am running at the mouth, but it ticks me off. I am very much happy to find out the government is going to try to try it as a federal/criminal case. Civil cases, just don't do much justice.
They still shouldn't have given the first name of the child, and the first and last name of the father, unfortunitely that may cause the youngester's identity to be found.

I hope the poor kid, comes out all right in the end. Sometimes these cases have a big impact on the victim they help. Usually by protestors.

With love and light, and smiles so bright

Erin Amelia Fletcher

I don't know the setup with regards to school organisation or the teachers' conditions of service, but over here in the UK, Equality and Diversity is a core part of school policies and the staff codes of conduct. I can't remember if sexual orientation is mentioned specifically, but the main emphasis of E&D is to discourage discrimination of any sort.

If the school didn't take any notice, then reporting it to the US equivalent of the local authority, and if that didn't work, try the local paper. Over here at least, a sympathetic interview in the local paper can often work wonders at persuading the relevant bodies to sit up, take notice and start a proper investigation.

 
 
--Ben