Schools
Atlanta Students Attacked by "Mob," Hear Gay Slurs
One of the two students attacked said he was stabbed by a screwdriver during the beating.
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Two students at an Atlanta school say they were attacked by an anti-gay mob on campus Monday.
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According to WSB-TV, the students at the Carver School of Technology were stomped in the head, neck, and chest, and were even stabbed with a screwdriver. One of the victims told the station that the group that beat him yelled out anti-gay slurs during the attack; he added that he has often faced bullying because he is gay.
School district officials and Atlanta police are investigating the attack, the station said.
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