Bachmann's District, School District Being Investigated Over Bullying

Education Week (9/15, Shah) "Politics K-12" blog reports, "The Minnesota school district under investigation for how it handles bullying is largely contained within Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's congressional district." The district's policy, which states that "if the subject of sexual orientation comes up in class, teachers must take a neutral stance on the topic," was shortly followed by lawsuits from the Southern Poverty Law Center and others after claims of harassment and related suicides. The Department of Education's office of civil rights investigation is also looking into the district. "Now, the school district's website prominently displays a link to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered issues, training and awareness," although "the change in the district's attitude is unwelcome by" the Minnesota Family Council, to which Ms. Bachmann belongs.