robert ray, al jazeera atlanta. >> childhood trauma, and poor academic performance, the ever many students they go hand in hand. >> kimberly is a senior at caesar chaveztinuation school and she is a plaintiff in this suit, she joins froes los angeles tonight, kimberly, thank you. first, what happened to you? tell us about your experience? >> well, really, i really just don't know where to begin. let's see. i think my sophomore year, was i had a girlfriend at the time. and she escorted many eto my classroom. i sat down, and the student turned to me and asked me about my six watch preference, she asked if i was gay, and i told her no, i am by sexual, and my teacher turns to me and says you know, you shouldn't be bisexual, you shouldn't do that that's wrong. and at first i thought she was playing around, but then in that classroom there are two other teachers, and they started telling me that it was wrong. and that hurt me, and high mulluated me in front of the whole class, and i was very upset. after that i didn't want to two to school. i must have missed school for two weeks and i was failing a lot of my classes. >> as i understand it -- >> your family