School of Hate Settles Lawsuit

The Anoka-Hennepin School District has announced a settlement in the lawsuit filed against the district that alleged persistent bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation. According to a report in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the settlement will likely bring an end to a federal civil rights investigation, "which stemmed from a student complaint in the fall of 2010."

The lawsuit was filed last summer on behalf of six current and former students who said the district did not adequately address complaints of severe and persistent bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation.

The Anoka Hennepin School District -- which lashed out over a Rolling Stone article that profiled the spate of suicides in the district and the school's policy which forces teachers to remain neutral on the subject of homosexuality -- recently voted to replace its old policy with one intended to provide a "respectful" environment for all students.