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El Paso school district targets bullying following suicide of gay teen
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso, Texas school district has strengthened its anti-discrimination policies to prevent bullying of LGBT students and employees after an El Paso teen committed suicide last month after enduring two years of anti-gay bullying.
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Majority of gay youth in Britain say they’re victims of homophobic bullying
LONDON — New research by the University of Cambridge for British gay rights charity Stonewall UK’s School Report 2012 found that 55 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils in Britain’s secondary schools experience homophobic bullying.
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D.C. mayor signs anti-bullying bill
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray signed a bill on Friday that will require city agencies that work directly with young people to implement an anti-bullying policy.
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Survey: Most Colorado schools not in compliance with school bullying law
DENVER — Most of Colorado’s school districts have yet to update their bullying policies to come into compliance with a 2011 state law protecting LGBT youth, a survey by the state’s largest LGBT advocacy organization shows.
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New York lawmakers pass bill to crack down on cyber-bullying
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state legislature this week approved a bill that would require the state’s public schools to develop procedures to address complaints of email, texting and online harassment — also referred to as cyber-bullying.
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Florida school district settles anti-gay bullying complaint by former student
PALM COAST, Fla. — A Florida school district has settled a complaint filed against it with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights which alleged that the staff at Flagler Palm Coast High School allowed a gay former student to be bullied.
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New York teen left blinded in one eye following brutal, anti-gay assault
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn teenager was was left blind in one eye after being assaulted by bullies who shouted anti-gay epithets during an attack earlier this month at his middle school, according to the teen’s family
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Ravi released from custody after serving 20 days in Rutgers’ spying case
Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was released from prison Tuesday after serving 20 days on a 30-day sentence for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate who later committed suicide.
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El Paso gay teen, bullied for 2 years, commits suicide
EL PASO, Texas — Another bullied gay youth lost to suicide. El Paso teen Brandon Elizares, 16, took his own life on June 2, according to family and friends.
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Ontario’s legislative assembly approves anti-bullying bill
TORONTO, Ontario — The Accepting Schools Act, an anti-bullying measure also known as Bill 13, passed through the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on Tuesday by a vote of 65-36.