Harassment 'will not be tolerated' at Northwestern, school president says

Dan82 · Oct 18, 2010

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Following a spate of incidents of anti-gay bullying across the country in recent months, leading to at least nine suicides of young men and women between 13 and 19 who had been harassed, the president of Northwestern University issued a statement last week in support of the LGBT members of the university's community.

The letter emphasized the university's values of civility and respect and stated that "harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated at Northwestern University."

The letter, signed by Northwestern President Morton Schapiro and Vice President of Student Affairs William Banis, referred to the "number of horrific incidents involving young gay men and women across the country in recent weeks," notably "the tragic situation at Rutgers University in which a student took his life after reportedly being bullied and having his privacy violated by fellow students." Additionally, last weekend, "we were deeply saddened to learn about the anti-gay violence that occurred in New York," where 11 men have so far been arrested for an attack on a gay man, his brother and two teenage boys...

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Harassment 'will not be tolerated' at Northwestern, school president says

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