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“Obama: It Gets Better”
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President Obama, as part of the It Gets Better Project, shares his message of hope and support for LGBT youth who are struggling with being bullied.
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“Some Bullying Violates Federal Law, U.S. Education Department Says”
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
By Christine Armario, Associated Press
SNIPPET: “While the laws the OCR enforces do not protect against harassment based on religious or sexual orientation, there are protections for students from religious groups that share ancestry or ethnic characteristics, as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students based on gender stereotypes.
Tolerating, not adequately addressing, encouraging or ignoring harassment based on race, color, disability, sex or national origin can indicate the violation of civil rights statutes.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan sought to assure students that action will be taken.”