Good Idea Or Not?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/plans-drawn-up-for-britains-first-lesbian-and-gay-school-9981822.html

/// "Despite the laws that claim to protect gay people from homophobic bullying, the truth is that, in schools especially, bullying is still incredibly common and causes young people to feel isolated and alienated, which often leads to truanting and, in the worst-case scenarios, to suicide.” ///

Yes it may prevent homophobic bullying, but it will not stop other forms of bulling.

And is this the way to make lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgende) pupils feel like a separate group, when we should be encouraging integration?

[Tilly2]

So do I , ummmm. I have never witnessed bullying in any of the schools I have worked in. It is a media myth.

[bednobs]

maybe so naomi, but i could say that about any government decision i didn't like i suppose, whatever flavour i was!

[naomi24]

Exactly - but would you?

[-Talbot-]

I was talking about if this screwball idea came to fruition, Joe.

It would put them under unnecessary pressure.

[Prudie]

What on earth is the point? You can't protect them for ever, one day they'll have to leave.

[anotheoldgit]

Well when it comes to a feasibility study, it seems to have a 100% no no here, and it hasn't cost a penny.

[ToraToraTora]

christ from 11 to 16 most wont even know if they are LTGB etc, at that age you don't know what way is up! Hows it going to work? one day Johnny goes to teacher, sir, "I've started wearing a skirt", right off to St Eltons with you! Someones on the steam tugs!

[andres]

Just imagine what it would be like on their way home from school.
Years ago in our area we had endless trouble with fighting between the Protestant and Catholic kids after school .Whatever happened to integration?