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On Tuesday, my son’s two closest friends at school told him that he was “forbidden” from playing with them anymore because he “liked boys instead of girls.”  My son has crushes on girls and is not homosexual, but they said that because of his clothes, they could tell he only liked boys.

My son tried to speak with the vice principal and the school counselor, but neither had time for him.  He was distraught.  I emailed to see if he could please speak with the school counselor.

On Wednesday, he met with the counselor, who suggested that he use “I statements” to tell his friends how he felt when they made those comments.  My son tried it, but was met with ridicule.

I asked the counselor to please meet with the two boys who told my son he was homosexual and excluded him for it, and to meet with all three of them and mediate a conversation between the three of them.  I also asked the counselor to follow up with me.

So far, no response from the counselor.

Any suggestions?  Is this kind of teasing tolerated by FCPS?  I thought the school would have stepped in.
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