Comments on: Anoka-Hennepin School District Agrees To Anti-Bullying Settlement

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:57:25 +0000

I had the same impression as Priya Lynn.

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:02:49 +0000

Coxhere, when I read “sex-based” I interpreted it as “gender-based” which I felt didn’t explicitely include sexual orientation.

By: Coxhere

Coxhere — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:48:32 +0000

Is the compound word, “sex-based” actually in the settlement? Let’s hope not. Such language perpetuates the myth that Gay people are abominable sex machines and are not human. It perpetuates the myth that Gay people have no other meaning and purpose except participating in various sex acts. The word “sex-based” needs to be addressed in the training of faculty and students. Using such words is definitely a part of the problem.

By: F Young

F Young — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:15:57 +0000

If the settlement is focused only on stopping the bullying and supporting its victims, I doubt that it will stop the suicides.

I’m not an expert, but my understanding is that the suicides are not due to bullying alone, but also to low self-esteem and isolation.

To stop the suicides, the self-esteem of LGBT’s needs to be supported through positive information in the curriculum and positive role models (by encouraging and supporting teachers to come out, by exposing students to famous living LGBT people and decensoring the sexual orientation of historical LGBT’s).

Supportive networks of parents, teachers and students must also be developed through GSA’s and PFLAG.

By: Ravenbiker

Ravenbiker — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:07:43 +0000

Amen, Jesus!

By: Lindoro Almaviva

Lindoro Almaviva — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:16:24 +0000

The lone dissenter in last night’s vote, school board member Kathy Tingelstad, resigned after casting her no vote.

And she will be sorely missed, by all the rightwing nuts who believe it is their God-given right to victimize anyone who does not conform to their views; while in the same breath, claiming that they are victims of the big gay oppression because they can not call the spade a spade.

For the rest of the kids in that district, her absence is cause for celebration.