Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Arizona schools put on notice

Caleb Laieski

Phoenix, Arizona –

In response to the recent increase in LGBT teen suicides and bullying reports Gays and Lesbians United Against Discrimination an organization founded by teen Caleb Laieski after being bullied in the Dysart Unified School District of Surprise, has reached out to every individual public school district and schools within the district this week within the State of Arizona “in providing opportunity for resource options in combating these issues on campus and if failing to intervene, facing legal issues” said Executive Director Caleb Laieski.

“The goal is to ensure all campuses in the State of Arizona are safe and to tackling these issues without legal action, but such will be promptly pursued if necessary.”

A copy of each letter has been distributed to local members of all Arizona city councils, county commissioners, legislators (state and federal), where the State Department Education, Attorney General’s Office, and Office of the Governor has received a general copy for their review and investigation.

Their letter, which has been sent to over 5,000 contacts, is “advising schools, teachers and administrators of their legal obligations in those positions to ensuring all students are sadly, and also go into several suggested remedial measures. The letter also mentioning that if they are acknowledged to any of the following “suicide attempts or success due to bullying on campus, inadequate action, or failure to intervene” that legal action will be promptly sought.

GLUAD has being working very abruptly in making Arizona’s campuses a safer place for all students of diversity and has future plans of reaching out to all fifty-states, as well as opening a homeless shelter for folks of the homeless population in need of assistance, primarily focusing on those of the LGBT community, but will not be limited to the LGBT population only.”

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