Study Finds 71 Percent of LGBTQ+ Youth Say Restrictive State Laws Negatively Impact Their Mental Health
Additionally, many LGBTQ+ youth say the new policies or debates have resulted in them being bullied, harassed, and/or assaulted.
Additionally, many LGBTQ+ youth say the new policies or debates have resulted in them being bullied, harassed, and/or assaulted.
OCR determined that during the course of school years 2020-21 and 2021-22 district students subjected a Black middle school student to racial harassment so pervasive that it constituted a racially hostile environment and that the district failed to take necessary steps to protect the student.
Studies have found that in more than 43% of K-12 campus shootings, the gunman was currently enrolled at the school.
The STOP School Violence grant funding will help schools implement anti-bullying programs and mental health resources to prevent violence.
OCR found that although administrators and teachers at the school were aware of widespread harassment, the district repeatedly responded ineffectively, or not at all, to reported harassment.
The poll also found that 20% of K-12 students have articulated concerns about their own safety while in school.
Three more high school football teams are under investigation for alleged hazing and bullying incidents.
The district violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to respond appropriately to on-going anti-Semitic harassment of a student.
On multiple occasions, three students held the eight-year-old down on the ground and punched him repeatedly, says the lawsuit.
Despite the rise in shootings, nonfatal criminal victimizations dropped from 51 to 11 per 1,000 students, ages 12-18 over the past ten years.