澳彩开奖

Students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota were subjected to harassment based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, at least in part the result of a gag policy that prevented teachers from discussing issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people. The 澳彩开奖 filed a federal lawsuit against the district to end the gag policy and address the anti-LGBT harassment within its schools.

It was filed on behalf of students who were subjected to a constant torrent of anti-gay and sexist slurs due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation. Students were also threatened and, in some cases, choked, shoved, urinated on and even stabbed with a pencil. 聽

School authorities did little to nothing to prevent this harassment. In several cases, school officials simply told the harassed students to 鈥渓ay low鈥� or 鈥渢ry to stay out of people鈥檚 way鈥� rather than punish the abusive students. One student withdrew from her school when nothing was done by school officials to address the harassment she suffered.

Anoka-Hennepin teachers have understood the district鈥檚 聽鈥淪exual Orientation Curriculum Policy,鈥� which prevents them from discussing issues related to LGBT people, as also preventing them from stopping anti-gay harassment and effectively acting as a gag policy.

The 澳彩开奖 filed the lawsuit after attempts to reach a solution with school officials failed.