At least 300 students from the Susquehanna Township School District have signed a petition urging school officials to review policies regarding anti-gay bullying. See the story here. The petition drive started after an openly gay senior left in the middle of the school year due to the on-going harassment he receive from other students.
Susquehanna Township is basically made up of the "suburbs" of Harrisburg - in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. So by no means are these enlightened, progressive "city kids" doing this. These are kids from a semi-rural, semi-suburban, conservative Republican township - very close to where I grew up. Back when I was in school (cough, cough, QUITE a few years ago), you wouldn't have been able to get 30 kids to sign a petition like this, let alone 300.
Great work kids!
Susquehanna Township is basically made up of the "suburbs" of Harrisburg - in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. So by no means are these enlightened, progressive "city kids" doing this. These are kids from a semi-rural, semi-suburban, conservative Republican township - very close to where I grew up. Back when I was in school (cough, cough, QUITE a few years ago), you wouldn't have been able to get 30 kids to sign a petition like this, let alone 300.
Great work kids!
that's fantastic that those kids stepped up like that...I remember being in school, and my best friend,cousin was gay....he was well liked but I can't see this happening for him...in fact, he never came out until he went to college.
ReplyDeleteHe died of AIDS and I miss him every. single. day.
He was the best thing to happen to my life when I was a kid...we were inseperable.