All posts tagged "schools"
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Gay 13-year-old comes out, then commits suicide; Suffered gay taunts, bullying at school
”That’s absolutely inaccurate — it’s completely false. I did not hallucinate phone calls to counselors and assistant principals. We have no reason to make this up....
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New York’s Paterson Signs Inclusive Anti-Bullying Bill
Earlier this morning, New York Gov. David Paterson (D) signed the Dignity for All Students Act into law, an inclusive anti-harassment bill hailed by safe...
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Rhee's Tardy Response
Two years ago Michael Sessa was outraged by the results of the city's 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) for students attending public schools in...
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Life Lessons
When Dominque Walker went to Capitol Hill this week, she was taking up the work started by her mother, who lobbied Congress to ''mak sure...
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Playing Out
At James Madison High School in Vienna, Va., being the gay member of an all-male swim team was ''rough'' enough, says Dan Martinelli. The feelings...
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Safety Patrol
Daniel Hays still remembers what life was like in his native Jefferson City, Mo., before coming out in 2002. Hays, an Arlington resident and president...
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Calling on Rhee
Students at D.C.'s public high schools who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual were four times more likely to attempt suicide over the past year,...
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Mixed Schoolbag
Continuing her introduction to the District, the new chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Michelle Rhee, cleared her calendar Monday night to...
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Safety Monitor
The transition from July to August coincides with the phrase ''back to school'' creeping back into the collective consciousness. But with kids not due back...
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The Birds vs. the Bees
Parents representing Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum (CRC) generated buzz last week by protesting against Montgomery County's sex-ed pilot program with signs that read ''Health...
