Jacob Essenpries's Blog (1)

Its a quiet, honorable tribute to young Americans who suffer needlessly because they are different. Lawrence King is a 15-year old who was shot to death in his classroom because of his sexual orientation. (OXNARD, Calif.) - Organizers say the Day of Silence (dayofsilence.org) is a student-led day of action when concerned students, from middle school to college, take some form of a vow of silence to bring attention to the name-calling, bullying and harassment -- in effect, the silencing -- exp… Continue