An openly gay Indiana high school student is suing the school district after he was expelled from school earlier this year for carrying a stun gun to school to defend himself against bullies.

Darnell “Dynasty” Young and his mother, Chelisa Grimes, filed a lawsuit against Indianapolis Public Schools, seeking unspecified damages that says the 17 year old young man was the victim of “relentless, severe harassment” that the staff at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis did nothing about.

Young was evidently expelled for firing off a stun gun on school grounds.  In May, GaySocialites.com  reported that Dynasty had taken the stun gun to school but claimed he “didn’t use it on nobody.” He said his mother gave it to him, and he carried it around for weeks before he needed to use it.  He said that  six students surrounded him, called him names, cursed and threatened to beat him up.   That’s what he pulled the stun gun from his bag and fired it into the air causing his attackers to run.

Young was expelled by the arbitrator overseeing his hearing since he fired a stun gun on school grounds.  He was original kicked out of school until January 2013. The district later reduced the penalty so Dynasty could start the fall semester, but said he would have to go to an alternative school.