Tackling taboos in our classrooms

Schools need to address the bullying of gay students, writes Jennifer Hough.

FOR a teenager, there is little crueller than their peers unleashing a barrage of taunts and teases.

And while it is a sad indictment of the taboo that still surrounds homosexuality in this country today, considering the pack mentality of the schoolyard it is perhaps not surprising that a recent Trinity College survey found 50% of gay and lesbian students are subjected to bullying at school.