The Government will shortly publish new guidelines on how schools shouldtackle homophobic bullying. But given that staff can also be theperpetrators, will guidelines be sufficient?
Despite mounting evidence of the problem, the former Department forEducation and Skills recently rejected a call from MPs to make allschools report bullying incidents.
Yet, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government'sGuidance on New Measures to Outlaw Discrimination on Grounds of SexualOrientation in the Provision of Goods, Facilities and Services, schools"need to ensure that homophobic bullying is taken as seriously and dealtwith as firmly as bullying on any other ground. But all of this shouldbe established practice". Well, it isn't.
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