Education department launches anti-bullying campaign

From The Washington Post: TheU.S. Department of Education is launching a campaign to prevent anti-gay bullying and other harassment at school, advising educators that federal law protects students from many forms of discrimination. officials described the effort as the federal government's most comprehensive guidance to date on how civil rights law applies to the sort of campus situations that in some cases have led persecuted students to commit suicide.
ALSO: News release from U.S. Education Department.