After meeting with almost 200 offices in 22 days of working on Capitol Hill to promote a safe schools bill, 16 year-old, Caleb Laieski of Arizona also had the opportunity to meet with Secretary Sebelius of Human and Health Services to discuss the issue of bullying and the impacting results it can result in. A few days later, he was included in the Secretary's speech at the first-ever Federal LGBT Youth Summit that was held by the Department of Education.
Laieski who has been a victim of bullying on a daily basis in his public school, included being followed home by other students who were threatening him, which led him to leave regular classes and pursue his GED instead of a high school diploma.
Laieski also lost a close friend his age to suicide that faced similar circumstances, and has had several other close friends attempt suicide due to the same sorts of systematic and sustained harassment in public schools.
To find a copy of the Secretary's speech, learn about more accomplishments, or to view a copy of his agenda please visit:
https://sites.google.com/site/dctriptoendbullying/progresstracker