Since i know nothing about the
american experience i cannot really comment on how bullying works in that society, however it is evident in ours that whatever bullying
cannot be perpertrated
in schools is certainly carried out afterwards.... much of it is continued after hours once the victims have been established as such. I can't see a segregated school stopping the bullying as such, if anything as others here have already pointed out, it will simply create and highlight a further target for bigots.
Notwithstanding all the arguments about the age of knowing your own sexuality... i'm not totally against the idea of this
type of school if it means that a child is able to have a hopefully untainted period of learning. In theory, this is heroic and something we all should aspire to.... but the practice is often a disappointment
Children at school come under criticism and bullying for their failing to meet our societal standards of what is considered acceptable regardless of their sexuality. Some are bullied because they appear effeminate or masculine, quietly spoken or sensitive.... they are
accused of being gay or lesbian and bullied for their not being like the
norm even if they
are straight.
I like most people in this thread have no absolute answers.... only questions.