I'm a 52-year-old gay man, and when I was growing up the issues facing the gay community were guns, knives, and baseball bats. Thus we had REAL issues.

As a card-carrying member of the ACLU I believe a "Day of Silence" should not be in public schools, for it opens a Pandora's box for every cause to be in public schools. We're going to have to allow religious memorials, agnostic and atheist memorials, KKK and neo-Nazi memorials, etc.

To conclude, a "Day of Silence" should not be allowed in a public school.