. Is this a problem with students or teachers or both? I have been told by many of the students I have spoken with that part of the problem is that the administration in the schools turn their heads when they see or hear the harassment. That is not ok. This is the same type behavior that allowed the Holocaust to become a reality. When Jews of that period were asked why they didn’t leave when they sent their children to other countries to be safe, their reply was that they believed that people would not let things get as bad as they did. They were sure that their neighboring countries and people who weren’t Jews would stand up for their rights.
It is absolutely necessary that we do all we can do to insure the safety of our students in schools. They have to be in school, there is no choice. As adults, we must stand up for their rights, we must empower them to stand up for their own rights, and we must be there to support them in whatever way we can. May all students, of any age, be free to be who they are, and empowered to love extravagantly in the reflection of God’s love.
