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Pennsylvania’s Patriot-News<\/cite> is reporting on a remarkable story in Dauphin County.<\/p>\n

An openly gay teen has been harassed in his high school to a point where he dropped-out in the middle of his senior year because he couldn’t withstand the abuse. This prompted a group of classmates to petition for his return. Three hundred students signed the document.<\/p>\n

The school’s Gay Straight Alliance<\/a> – and the boy’s mother – met with the school’s superintendent. Then the group created a committee to examine tolerance within the school, and the possibility of changes in some school policies.<\/p>\n

The 15-member group is composed of the superintendent, the high school’s principal, students, teachers, and parents.<\/p>\n

Superintendent David Volkman said, “I think the petition speaks volumes about this student and about the majority of students in this school. This is a pretty big issue, and it’s an important one that we need to start talking about<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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