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Gay News: The Deputy Prime Minister has said that bullying, and especially homophobic bullying, will not be tolerated.
By: Nigel Robinson
Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg
Clegg speaks out against homophobic bullying
18 November 2010
In a video released to mark Anti-Bullying Week, the Nick Clegg said that teachers will be given the authority to crack down on bullying, and that schools will be able to deal with bullying even when it occurs away from school premises.
In the video he specifically mentions homophobic bullying in school.
“Right now there are simply too many children growing up thinking that ‘gay’ is an insult,” he said. “Thinking that you can judge a person by their sexual orientation.
“That is wrong, and it undermines the open, fair, liberal society we are trying to build.
“So we need a zero tolerance approach – to this and all types of bullying.”
