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  • 'No Name-Calling Week' Begins in Schools

    01/24/2005 10:57:13 AM PST · by missyme · 84 replies · 1,473+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | Jan 24th, 2005 | David Crary
    NEW YORK - Using a young readers' novel called "The Misfits" as its centerpiece, middle schools nationwide will participate in a "No Name-Calling Week" initiative starting Monday. The program, now in its second year, has the backing of groups from the Girl Scouts to Amnesty International but has also drawn complaints that it overemphasizes harassment of gay youths. The initiative was developed by the New York-based Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, which seeks to ensure that schools safely accommodate students of all sexual orientations. GLSEN worked with James Howe, the openly gay author of "The Misfits" and many other...