The Watchdog reviewed written testimonials from 22 students. San Diego Unified School District officials did not respond to requests for comment Friday, and have declined to discuss what went on at Bell, in Paradise Hills.
“They use that to attack and intimidate.”
It is terrible,” said Boman, part of the team which helped craft the district’s anti-harassment policy. This is news to me and this gives me chills. “I was thinking we were getting better and that’s why we go out and speak in schools. Patti Boman of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays said news of the test is disturbing.
Multiple students reported being asked if they had passed the “gay test” in watching particular videos on their cell phones. The incident that led to the suspension of nine seventh-graders at Bell Middle School in May after watching pornography in class began as a sexual orientation test created by students, according to written accounts. 'Any staff member that observes, overhears or otherwise witnesses bullying (including cyber‐bullying), harassment, or intimidation, or to whom such actions have been reported must take prompt and appropriate action to stop the behavior and to prevent its reoccurrence as detailed in the applicable Administrative Procedure.' MORE
