Mark Iversen

"... says he was harassed while education officials ignored the problem. By Thr Associated Press SEATTLE Kor six miserable years' after he his sexual orientation to himself anil his classmates, Mark Iversen was taunted and even assaulted by other students while school officials looked the other way Now the Ray teen is lakins a stand, taking on the suburban Kent School District ..."

"... protect an student from years of harassment and violence. Officials, administrators and teachers in the Kent School District filled to prevent, and in some casca contributed to, harassment of Mark Iversen, the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington contends. Iversen sald tho Incidents culminated in October 1996. when he wos beaten by eight students in a classroom ..."

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"... school officials didn't try hard enough to stop it So on Wednesday, thc American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the school district on behalf of thc old Mark Iversen. Thc lawsuit, filed in U S. District Court in Seattle, charges that Kent school officials failed to enforce district policies. School district officials could not bc reached for comment Wednesday. ..."