My heart is in Ohio...

Just read the article and now my thoughts are with a young man and his family in Chillithon, Ohio. He was recently beaten by a peer who had issues with his sexuality and reports say he is suffering a possible concussion and has damage to his teeth. The entire attack was posted on Facebook.

When will people realize there is no glamour in hate crimes? Who are the people who watch these videos and post comments of support for the attacker? They must be out there, or else there would be no reason to put up footage of ones crime. The attacker received three days suspension. Before you panic, as I did, over the seemingly obvious lack of punishment, know that the family is planning to file charges. I will be surprised if he gets anything less than criminal assault. He turned himself in with this video.

Thank goodness the family knew enough to take this issue to a higher place than just the school. The sad part is that with each incident like this, parents become increasingly weary of school safety. When you are required to give up for child for half the day for the sake of their education you should not have to worry that they are being put into harms way. This is the very reason why some parents choose to home school. Thus my work continues to help schools and parents connect over their concern for the physical and emotional well being of their students.

My heart is in Ohio.