Dylan Theno, now 18, claims school officials disregarded his plight — which included being called such names as faggot and masturbator and being subjected to sexual-based rumors and other sexual inuendo. Theno alleges the incidents occurred between seventh and 11th grade and occurred in the school lunchrooms, in hallways and in classrooms.

The trial, now under way in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., is being heard by a a two-man, six-woman jury.

U.S. District Judge John Lungstrum and the two lead attorneys in the case said Friday that they expect the jury will begin deliberations on Wednesday.

For a more detailed story, see the Wednesday, Aug. 10, edition of The Mirror.