Addressing anti-gay bullying!

Anti Gay Bullying has many heads,  it strikes in many ways and in many places.   News in from America details another case, where recent graffiti targeting a gay teacher has again brought calls for the San Ramon Valley school district to better address such incidents.
But, as seen here and elsewhere, there is no easy answer on how to do that. Such discussion often prompts strong feelings that the subject matter is inappropriate for schools, and that it's a promotion of homosexuality.

This month, a gay physical education teacher at Rancho Romero Elementary in Alamo returned from winter break to find hateful remarks about her sexuality written on an equipment storage shed.
The school board has asked the district's human resources department to stay on top of the issue and for district staff members to report back on how such instances are handled.
But anti-gay bullying is not a new issue for the district, which saw heated school board meetings on how to address the issue after a 2001 incident, when a teacher at Charlotte Wood Middle School in Danville was the target of anti-gay remarks by students on a website.
Now, just as in 2001, there are strong feelings against the district's involvement.
"The district has a long history of homosexual activism," said Mike Arata, a Danville resident and frequent critic of the district on tax measures and other issues, and who has taken part in protests of "inappropriate" subject matter at district schools.
"The business of schools is knowledge and skills, not intervention or beliefs," he said.

Addressing anti-gay bullying not an easy task - Inside Bay Area