School homophobia - Persecution of gay pupils intolerable

Any form of bullying in the classroom, or anywhere else, should not be tolerated, but that highlighted by the Cork Gay Community Development Project (CGCDP) is particularly invidious.

According to its manager, Dave Roche, it can involve gang attacks, blackmail and exclusionary behaviour which in some cases can lead to suicide.

Considering that boys as young as 15 are forced to endure physical, sexual and verbal abuse which can drive them to such extreme measures, it is quite obvious that such peer persecution has to be eliminated in schools.