my DS started secondary school this year in year 7
he told me today that since December a group of kids call him names and refer to him as being gay or zesty
I feel awful as he has not mentioned this and it’s been ongoing. He tells them to shut up etc and is taking a stand for himself- he has a boy mate who kids also deem as gay as he is fairly flamboyant and has admitted to being bi and my DS thinks it could be as he is friends with this said friend he’s being called names as association too.
should I speak with pastoral care regarding it? And how can I support/say to my DS?