so a couple of my students that i thought were awfully friendly with each other, well, it turns out they were dating and have now broken up! no wonder they haven't been getting any work done in class, as they sit next to each other. one of my after school girls told me. not to be a gossip, but b/c she thought i should know to keep an eye on things as she is cousins with one girl and bff witht eh other. the interesting part of the story is, it sounds like a good handful of the students know and there have been no incidents of harassment, which seems unusual for middle school, although i will say that saying a boy is gay or a *** is taken more seriously as an inuslt than girls take being called ***. usually. we'll see how the drama unfolds.