LGBT News Parents Outraged That 8th Graders Were Asked If They’re LGBT In Anti-Bullying Worksho

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Yeah that's out of line IMO.

 

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I want to play the devil advocate and find some good about this.
I can't. This is pure stupidity. No matter how you look at it. This is pure stupidity.

 

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No, telling them not bully LGBT is one thing, asking if they know someone toes the line, but asking if they are crosses the line; if any of them are they probably won't be sure or want to say (someone remind how old an 8th grader is). If anyone did say they were it would probably cause more problems than it solves.

 

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That's really mean. I would just lie.

 

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Eh, nice idea in theory, very bad approach.

 

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I think that's disgusting.

 

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I ironically feel this could have went a lot better if the teachers and administration were a little bit more educated on the subject. But even if it's something that needs to be known they'll just keep ignoring it instead, for some reason many people are just so willfully ignorant...

I feel something like that is a lot more useful to the general population than, say, some of those "find the volume of X shape" things you'll never use anyway and just forget after graduation.

 

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Asking kids to reveal their sexual orientation, when they may not be comfortable or ready to do so, is very inappropriate for a school function.

 

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I understand the intentions were good, but they went about a stupid way of trying to address bullying.

 

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Dammit, PA...this had bad idea written all over it.

 

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I agree that that was the wrong way to go about it. That sort of question would have terrified me then and would still be extremely uncomfortable now. It is never ok to try to force someone to give their sexuality, financial info, of other information that is judged so harshly in out society.

I don't think I had even thought about my sexuality at that age (13 - 14) and certainly didn't know what I was.

 

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Wouldn't that be BI?

Tss... Tee-hee... *hysterial laughter*

My humor is divine.


On the subject: Bad move, school. Bad.

 

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It seems like the intentions behind this were good and it seemed like a noble attempt to show that we all have issues and things we aren't proud of and that that's okay. At the same time I totally understand why people were offended. Kids shouldn't have to answer or even think about these questions if they don't want to.

 

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Wow, the intentions seem to be good but it's still crossing lines... Can't believe it's a district so close to where I live doing this.

 

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I would have been pissed if someone in authority asked me these questions.

Seriously, what was going through their minds?

 

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That's one fucked up school!

 

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Yeah I'd be pissed too. "So...Johnny. Your dad's in prison? Do you ever cry alone at night while meditating about the injustices of the correctional system?" "Um..." "You see, everyone, we're so open minded. Open minded points for West."

 

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I agree, this is a poor way to go about an anti-bullying initiative, but what's even more ill-conceived than the LGBT question is the question about parents' prison records. Because disclosing that is surely conducive to a child's self-worth and good treatment by their peers.

 

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I think the overall concept of the camp was going in the right direction, but completely failed at the delivery.