the chambersburg p.a. school board is doing what it can to turn the precious adolescent school year into a nightmarish trauma. the school board denied approval to a gay straight alliance club in chambersburg area high school. it is not meant to foster -- it is meant to foster compassion between straight and lgbt students and perhaps maybe help them mature as people and thus be better prepared for the outside world. also, this gay straight alliance club would negate the problem of bullying. i don't remember if i was bullied much in high school because i took so many blows to the head from jocks but school board member karl barton says there is insufficient evidence to show there is a widespread bullying problem in the school. except for the fact that it's a school. now this school does have a place for closeted gay kids. the organization mental health america reports that gay lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens deal with direct harassment, threats and violence once every 14 minutes but to some people in