I'm a teacher, and I will be making the following announcement to all my classes tomorrow:

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69. Right on. There is no reason a school can't have a No-Bullying Policy

And as a retired teacher, like to think I'd have done the same. Teachable moments are often what we call Current Events. And they can learn boundaries but the adult has to be firm, fair and clear.

It's going to take one or two well-placed lawsuits to demand/allow the schools to get involved. Educators have to be very careful, or you have lawsuits and the RW Fundies claiming they are recruiting for homosexuals or social engineering or some such drivel. They really, really don't get tolerance...in any form.

But thank goodness it is coming out of the closet and will also benefit those kids who are bullied because of their size, weight, race, color, personality, accent, or country of origin. What often passes for family comedy/sitcoms/MTV et al these days is not respect and tolerance.

That's what assemblies are for, teacher's meetings, and then come up with a Zero Tolerance Policy for Bullying. It's worked for drugs and weapons pretty well. Enough kids have died because they are different. RIP.