What Are Your Rights?

Children who are being bullied are discriminated against because of their race, nationality, color, gender or disability have rights under federal laws.  Those laws do not current cover children who are discriminated against because they are LGBTQ.  If you are being bullied because of any of the other factors listed, tell your parents or another trusted adult that they can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.