Speaking out has helped them to some extent. larry: we for the record, here s part of a statement we received from a spokesperson for justin s school district. okay. larry: the anoka-hennepin, that s the district, was the first district in the state of minnesota to adopt a specific anti-bullying policy, did that in 2003. this current school year we are providing specific training to all middle and high school teachers on how to recognize and intervene when there is harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender students. any district employee who fails to stop harassment during the course of their duties will be held accountable. did you know that that district was on record on this long ago, tammy? no. no. according to the policy that i see out there, they don t have gay or lesbian or gender identity language in their harassment policy at all.
larry: we for the record, here s part of a statement we received from a spokesperson for justin s school district. okay. larry: the anoka-hennepin, that s the district, was the first district in the state of minnesota to adopt a specific anti-bullying policy, did that in 2003. this current school year we are providing specific training to all middle and high school teachers on how to recognize and intervene when there is harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender students. any district employee who fails to stop harassment during the course of their duties will be held accountable. did you know that that district was on record on this long ago, tammy? no. no. according to the policy that i see out there, they don t have gay or lesbian or gender identity language in their harassment policy at all. and the one that they have now
larry: we for the record, here s part of a statement we received from a spokesperson for justin s school district. okay. larry: the anoka-hennepin, that s the district, was the first district in the state of minnesota to adopt a specific anti-bullying policy, did that in 2003. this current school year we are providing specific training to all middle and high school teachers on how to recognize and intervene when there is harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender students. any district employee who fails to stop harassment during the course of their duties will be held accountable. did you know that that district was on record on this long ago, tammy? no. no. according to the policy that i see out there, they don t have gay or lesbian or gender identity language in their
yes. when i found out justin was bullied, one of his friends had texted me, actually, and asked me if i was going to speak at the school board meeting, and i wondered why. and she called me then and told me that he was bullied and told me the stories that she had went through as well. and she also went to the school board. and so i addressed them on august 23rd. and then i ve been speaking about his death since then, and i ve been talking to kids all over the country that have come to me and feel that they re not alone now, and i guess me speaking out has helped them to some extent. larry: we for the record, here s part of a statement we received from a spokesperson for justin s school district. okay. larry: the anoka-hennepin, that s the district, was the first district in the state of minnesota to adopt a specific anti-bullying policy, did that