Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:24:27 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 7/18/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. UK: Research results on students subject to anti-gay bullying 2. VT: Editorial supporting Outright's mission 3. IL: Naperville board may change anti-bias policy ==================================================================== 1. UK: Research results on students subject to anti-gay bullying London Times, July 18 2000 PO Box 496, London E1 9XN, United Kingdom (Fax +44( 0 )171-782 5988 ) ( letter@the-times.co.uk ) ( http://www.the-times.co.uk ) Victims of gay bullying 'drop out of school' BY DAVID CHARTER, EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT Children who are intimidated at school about being gay are more likely to leave at 16 and shun A levels, researchers said yesterday. Four out of ten children bullied about their sexuality attempted suicide or harmed themselves by cutting or burning their skin with cigarettes, the study found. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] BBC ONLINE, July 18, 2000 'Suicide wish' of gay bullying victims A large proportion of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils who are bullied by their classmates try to commit suicide, according to research. A study suggests that half of them contemplate killing or harming themselves, and four in 10 actually harm themselves at least once. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= 2. VT: Editorial supporting Outright's mission Rutland Herald, July 18, 2000 Box 668, Rutland, VT, 05702 (Fax 802-775-2423)( http://rutlandherald.nybor.com/ ) (Online Mailer: http://rutlandherald.nybor.com/News/Opinion/Letters/ ) Editorial: Out in Vermont It is not surprising that Outright Vermont would be the object of critical attacks, given the volatile atmosphere surrounding the issue of gay rights and the debate about Vermont's new civil unions law. Outright Vermont is an organization based in Burlington whose mission is to foster tolerance and understanding to help gay and lesbian youth come to terms with who they are. The group works out of a center in Burlington and conducts workshops in Vermont schools funded by grants from the Department of Education. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= 3. IL: Naperville board may change anti-bias policy Chicago Tribune, July 17, 2000 435 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611 (Fax 312-222-2598 ) (E-MAIL: ctc-tribletter@tribune.com ) ( http://www.chicagotribune.com ) DISTRICT 203 MAY BAN ANTI-GAY SLURS By Tracy Dell'Angela, Tribune Staff Writer Naperville School District 203 is considering a sweeping change to its student harassment policy that would bar anti-gay slurs in the schools and protect students based on their sexual orientation. The change was triggered by pressure from a community group, led by Naperville North High graduate Bea Menendez, which said the district needs to do something to address what the group characterizes as rampant anti-gay harassment in schools. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) These messages are archived by state on our information-loaded free web site: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/