Iowa School Settles Gay Discrimination Suit



by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff



(Des
Moines, Iowa)  A former high school student who was subjected to
physical and verbal abuse over three grueling years has been awarded
more than $27,000 to settle a discrimination suit.



Tyler Rothmeyer, 18, claimed he was discriminated against because he is gay.



In a
federal lawsuit filed in March he accused the Perry School District,
the Perry Police Department, and the City of Perry of willfully
allowing him to be abused for more than three years. (story)



The suit outlined hundreds of incidents of verbal and physical abuse by more than three dozen students.



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