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In the fall, at our school, a student in grade 10 was attacked. The victim was perceived to be gay and this made the attacker uncomfortable. Without warning, the attacker punched the victim in the mouth, causing a lot of damage to his teeth and braces. The attack was unprovoked, and certainly unfair. Charges were pressed against the attacker as well a few students who encouraged it. We don't see much for violence in our school, especially homophobic violence. The majority of bullying here is verbal, so this is a step in a more negative direction. It caused a lot of attention and we're taking action to stop it for happening again.

-Jillian