Tuesday September 13, 2011

What really grabbed my attention today was on the front page there was an article about bullying of gay students. As I read the article I was stunned to find that not all states have anti bullying laws. This lead me to go to the internet and search about which states have anti-bullying laws and which don’t. In some states bullying is considered a hate crime which holds big penalties even jail time. Through reading the article it made me reflect on my high school career and bullying and gay students. I went to a high school that I thought was pretty open to all students. As I read the article I learned that kids were not just being bullied because they themselves were gay but also being bullied if their parents or a family member were gay. What made this article even more prominent in my head was the fact that in some cases the school knew that these kids were being harassed and bullied and they did nothing to stop it. I believe that we need to have stricter rules and get the message across that this isn’t ok.