You may have been hearing a lot lately about how efforts to legalize same-sex marriage will directly impact public school classrooms. But there’s another campaign occurring at this very moment that is largely flying under the radar—and yet it could have as much or greater impact on our public schools: This is the well-orchestrated movement by homosexual activists to mandate “anti-discrimination” or “anti-bullying” policies that spell out special protections for homosexual-related categories. Most commonly, these categories are “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and/or “gender expression.”

You might be wondering, So what’s the big deal? So what if these categories are included in school bullying and/or nondiscrimination policies? Well, I’d like to give you several reasons why you should care about this trend—and be concerned about it.

 Why You Should Care

In today’s culture, with unprecedented access to the Web and social networking tools, there is no question that bullying can be far-reaching and especially cruel—and too many times has tragic outcomes. That is why Focus on the Family believes that bullying should be recognized as a serious problem and should be strongly addressed. We believe a good way for schools to address this issue is with a strong prohibition against any form of bullying—for any reason, against any child.

The data back up this approach: The latest statistics show that approximately 30 percent of American children report being bullied or having been bullied themselves. In fact, when you look at the more objective data sources, and not just the information coming from gay activist groups, physical appearance—or the general concept of appearing different than one’s peers—is actually the most common reason reported for why victims are targeted.  This can involve a whole slew of issues, such as one’s weight, a girl who is developing faster than others, a child who wears glasses, or a boy who acts more effeminate than his peers, etc, etc.

In fact, statistics indicate that race, ethnicity issues, and even opposite-sex harassment actually account for more bullying problems, than do homosexual-related issues.  So an effective policy should be designed to address the widespread nature of the problem; It should not be a policy that mirrors, or is designed to appease, a narrow political agenda. But unfortunately, in too many schools and legislatures across the land, just the opposite is occurring. This issue is being hijacked by homosexual activist groups who have a more radical goal at heart than just protecting kids.

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