Tony Norman: Anti-gay bullies trend the wrong way; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/24/15

Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Anti-gay bullies trend the wrong way:

"In a public statement, the McGuffey School District promised to investigate all allegations of violence, bullying and intimidation. “We will follow our Student Code of Conduct, and file legal citations, as warranted,” the statement read. “We resolve to ensure that all children can grow and learn in a safe, supportive environment free from discrimination.”

Meanwhile, it would be difficult not to recognize that an enormously teachable moment has arrived at McGuffey High School. Teachers who may have been reluctant to deal with questions of bias in the past are now in a unique position to lead their students into a constructive conversation.

A week after the anti-gay protest, things are considerably quieter in Claysville. If they’re lucky, the boys in the flannel shirts are learning that color-coordinated bigotry is scarcely an improvement on the white sheets of another group of losers who shall remain nameless."