This solution was proposed by Roy after she met with Betsy Parsons, the advisor for Deering's Rainbow Alliance, a group supporting homosexual, bisexual and transgendered youth in Deering. Although sexual discrimination within the surveys was not an issue last year, Brad Chapman, a senior at DHS, said he has voiced concern in passing. This year, however, he made it very clear that he was upset with the survey and wanted it to be changed to include all sexualities. And statistics have shown that ten percent of any group of people aren't straight. That would be about 120 at Deering, a large enough group that action should be taken.
Parsons agrees wholeheartedly.
Not everyone shares her optimism. People should not be grouped based on their sexual preference. Students at DHS voiced similar concerns, wondering if asking students to write their sexual orientation would put some in an awkward situation. That's a personal thing. The form itself should have incorporated sexuality instead of asking people to label themselves.