I went to a Catholic high school, which actually got more conservative after I left, so I'm assuming that "what they are doing" is somewhere south of jack shit.

Did it. I even looked up and saw that my old HS now has a GSA - that is amazing to me

AHHHHH. Dan. Thank you so much! I'm so excited that you like the project!

I think my HS is closed down now, but I plan to find out the local schools that my taxes are now supporting...

Seems to me that also writing letters to school boards (in the wake of the McCance fiasco) asking pointed questions would have similar impacts.

You really want to make a difference? Create a simple fill in the blanks letter for the kids who are being bullied that is written by a lawyer with the basic point of officially putting the school administration on notice that bullying is taking place, that it is against the law, and warning that the school needs to take immediate action or be held liable for inaction. There's a precedent of winning cases against school districts that ignored issues like this and the school admins should be aware of that.
A letter from a lawyer, or just obviously written by one and sent by a student or parent, will get their attention a hell of a lot quicker than a nice letter that asks a vague question that they can give a platitude laden non answer. It also makes it more effective to have a tool that can be used where there is an actual problem.
HIre a lawyer, or find a nice one who will draft it pro bono, and post it up with the IGBP videos so that bullied kids have a weapon they can use against their schools that are ignoring the issue.

Done! Just sent in my letter. What a great idea - genius in its simplicity and potential impact.

I had any number of ideas for different people:
http://tinyurl.com/2ce4u4b

But nothing there quite beats the wonderful simplicity of writing letters directly to school administrators.

My high school was actually kind of amazing: the drama teacher wore a tiara and sparkly Keds on opening nights; girls could wear tuxes, boys could wear dresses; and they've let gay guys try out for homecoming queen. Maybe I should congratulate them...

Just sent the letter. It write lots of letters, but writing this one was a surprisingly emotional experience.

I attended a Catholic high school, so I made a point of saying that, regardless of whatever Leviticus or Deuteronomy says, Jesus himself said:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me.
Let that person who is without sin cast the first stone.

@8

I agree--you should congratulate them.

@8 I would! Positive reinforcement's a good thing, too ;)

I'd do it, but I went to Nova. Maybe I'll try something similar to #8.

@5, I'll be honest, I was the worst law student ever, so there isn't much I remember about the law in general (only a year and a half after graduation...oops!)...and Education Law was one of my least favorite classes, so my remembrances of education laws are even less significant. Buttttt, I think you're right, and putting the schools on notice, legally, is an excellent idea!

@5 and 13, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education are actually doing that. Every single school in the country received a letter recently. More info: http://www.headlinesnews.net/9431/us-dep…