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You do not have all of the facts and are making assumptions. She may well be a confused kid who has told her teacher about feelings she has about other girls in general and done nothing more. She may never have acted on any feeling in public of private. Once the school became aware of her situation, they where forced to act.

You can not compare her with a boy being in the "girls" locker room because she is a girl and there are a few physical differences.

As a mature man, I work with some very attractive women. Yet I manage to make throught the work day without drooling all over them. Just because she is attracted to girls, does not mean that she lusts after every girl she sees. Chances are, she is not sexually attracted to any of the girls in the class.

Lastly, lets remember that she is only 15 and is having to deal with alot of conflicting emotions. I know I was at 15. I'm 48 now and I still can't figure out the female mind. I don't think any man ever will. I say "She is a little girl, so treat her like one until someone complains that she made improper advances".

Hemingway's Ghost provided some add'l information on this case...seems that Ashly's so called friend shouted out in gym that Ashly was a lesbian.

*IF* Ashly had made advances or blatant comments to girls in gym I'd consider it necessary to handle the situation quickly because it wouldn't be any different than having a boy doing the same in that circumstance. imo.

But it would seem that Ashly, as far as we know at this point, did *not* made suggestive comments to other girls...that her so called friend was unkind and hurtful enough to shout out Ashly was a lesbian. I dearly hope this gal is a friend no longer.

**Lastly, lets remember that she is only 15 and is having to deal with alot of conflicting emotions.**

...and let's further remember that the other 6-8th grade girls are young, impressionable, have conflicting emotions, as well.

Ashly is now 15 and this incident happened when she was 14. I'm assuming she's in high school at this time..so this happened last year or so. I have to wonder why she is just now seeking legal action. Further, I do hope her high school experience is beneficial to her as a student and that she chooses her friends ever so carefully.