ED's Efforts Bullying Of Gay Students Noted.

The Miami Herald (4/11, Hotakainen) reports on the support that gay students are finding from prominent sources in pushing back against bullying. "In the White House, they've won backing from President Barack Obama, and on Capitol Hill, they have support from at least 23 Democratic senators who are promoting anti-bullying legislation. Perhaps most important, they've found help from the US Department of Education, which now regards school bullying as a civil rights issue. As a result, schools have been warned that if they don't take bullying seriously and work harder to protect students, they could lose their federal aid and face prosecution."

Ohio Anti-bullying Law Detailed.

The Chillicothe Gazette (4/11, Schmidt) reports on the increased public scrutiny that is being applied to school bullying in recent years, relating the details of a case in which an Ohio couple sued the Mentor Exempted Village School District Board in Mentor, Ohio, alleging "their son committed suicide after excessive school bullying. They allege the school knew about the bullying and did nothing to stop it." The Gazette adds, "Ohio has a law to help students who are victims of bullying. More specifically, the law at Revised Code Section 3313.666 requires public schools to establish policies to prevent and address bullying." The article devotes several paragraphs to describing the law.