Thirty-five GLSEN representatives from 25 states made 82 visits, including 13 with their elected Representative or Senator.
(Some of the Safe Schools Advocacy Summit students and GLSEN staff taking a photo break)
GLSEN student leader Adrien Arnao talks about how moved Education Secretary Arne Duncan was to hear the student and educator stories.
[The week is] organized by several student groups, including the Gay-Straight Alliance.Watch the clip at ABC News Channel 34 online.
This is the first time Vestal has held No Name-Calling Week.
Beyond Tolerance 3 will be aimed primarily at giving teachers the resources they need to promote GSAs at their schools, but will also be providing tools to students so that they can feel empowered to be active and participate in causes they believe in. The event will include workshops and forums for educators and students to voice their concerns, both to themselves and to each other.
Bill McInerney, 45, was discovered shortly before 8 a.m. in the living room of his Silver Strand home by a friend who arrived to drive him to court, said James Baroni, Ventura County's chief deputy medical examiner.The pre-trial which was to start Wednesday March 18, was postponed until further notice.
McInerney's 15-year-old son, Brandon, is accused of murder and a hate crime in the Feb. 12, 2008, shooting death of classmate Lawrence "Larry" King, 15. The two boys had been sparring in the days before the killing, allegedly because King had expressed a romantic interest in the younger McInerney.
... Judge James Cloninger said today that he found the appeal by [McInerney's Attorney] Wippert “of, interest.” However, the judge ordered the attorneys be on 24-hour call and prepared to go to court for the preliminary hearing as soon as a court is available...
“I don’t think there is good cause. This case needs to move forward,” Cloninger said.The attorneys were then told to come back today to have the case assigned to a court. We will continue to follow this trial as it progresses.
"General politeness in the building has increased and bullying has almost been completely eliminated," said Missy Hensley, principal. "Last week I saw a student invite a new classmate over to the lunch table because they were sitting alone. That makes me proud."To learn more about participating in GLSEN's annual No Name-Calling Week, or for information on organizing one of your own, visit www.nonamecallingweek.org.
[Mayor Cory] Booker mentioned the program in his State of the City speech, saying he would not tolerate harassment of city youth because of their sexual orientation. If everything works out, organizers said, the program will start out in a city school this fall and put Newark on the map with other cities that have been providing services for gay and lesbian youths for years.Currently, students must take a 40 minute ride into NYC on the PATH train for supportive LGBT services . The proposed center, starting out in a city school, will have "counseling, health and wellness, career exploration, HIV education, GED programs for those who have dropped out of school and suicide prevention."
Apparently, students from Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton were scheduled to perform "Be Still and Know" at the church, but at the last minute [George] Niederaurer changed his mind and told them to "go home."
The play is an adaptation of The God Box, a novel by Alex Sanchez, about a a male Christian high school student who struggles to reconcile bibilical scripture with his burgeoning homosexuality when he befriends a new student who is openly gay.According to the church's website, the church "welcomes all people of good faith, regardless of their background, gender, race, social status, gender identity, or sexual orientation."
