Justin Alesna, a 23-year-old homosexual Detroit resident, was beaten in a BP gas station while others, the clerk and two customers, stood idly by laughing and watching for entertainment. He later made a YouTube video entitled "Hate Crimes Still Happen " and explained everything that happened to him the night of March 7, 2011. Alesna goes to say that "Better Made chips and Combo bags that were scattered on the floor were more important to this man than my life. ".
Hate. From Hitler to Hussein, it's all around the world and has been for a while. People are being bullied, beaten and killed because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, or whatever it may be that doesn't stand with others. Sometimes this hate starts at home, where it's supposed to be safe for kids. When incidents of hate like this happen, there are only so many options available to protect the children. School is one place that it all starts, the teasing and harassing, but soon escalates to something worse. School is supposed to be a safe place, where kids can learn and have a healthy education process. When all of this changed, who knows.
John Glenn is no exception to this. While speaking with Mr. Przybylski, the school psychologist, he explains how he deals with a handful of students daily with stress issues, but every now and then he comes across students with bullying issues and discrimination against certain individuals because of the way they look, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. "It's not right or healthy to judge people based on appearance, very narrow minded to view people that way " Przybylski said. His job requires him to help students understand the source of the problem, to create a way to solve it and eventually eliminate it. He helps students get through their emotional issues to provide a safe environment for easier learning. .
10th grade English teacher and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Supervisor, Mrs.