Ds 10yrs being called GAY by classmates. AIBU to complain?

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Ds 2 10yrs is having a horrible time at school, low level teasing seems to be increasing and DS2 doesn't want to go to school because of it. Finally he has opened up and said that todays insults and teasing has involved calling him 'Gay' repeatedly and laughing and that this began last week.

I know some people wrongly use the word Gay to describe trainers they don't like etc but whether it was used like that or in the true sense. It was done to be cruel and nasty and in my opinion its use like this is homophobic bullying.

Background to this is the ringleader is the deputy heads son.

I am so upset and angry.

Please help me decide how to deal with this; dp says don't say anything because whatever happens ringleader will come up smelling of roses and DS with be in a worse situation. HELP?

I favour an exaggerated "You do know it's 2014 don't you? Not the Middle Ages?" Followed up with "maybe I'm wrong - can we check the calendar?"

And in response to the "it's just a kids' word for rubbish it's not homophobic", I go for the appropriately childish "Have you heard there's a great new word for something that smells terrible, it's XXX. Isn't it a coincidence that it's spelled and pronounced just like your name? But it's a completely different word, I can't see why you're cross."