Students, teachers at California high school claim anti-gay bias on campus

Students and teachers at a California high school say there is a pattern of bullying, harassment and discrimination against gay and lesbian students, and that the school district has not done enough to alter the campus culture.

And now, teachers and students at Paloma Valley High School in Menifee, Calif., have taken their concerns to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

“We are troubled by what we are hearing and are looking into what we’ve been told is an anti-gay and homophobic environment,” said James Gilliam, an attorney and deputy executive director for the ACLU of Southern California.