Friday, October 1, 2010

2007 National School Climate Survey: Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT Students Harassed

2007 National School Climate Survey: Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT Students Harassed
The survey of 6,209 middle and high school students found that nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT students (86.2%) experienced harassment at school in the past year, three-fifths (60.8%) felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation and about a third (32.7%) skipped a day of school
in the past month because of feeling unsafe.