I would contact the parents immediately to conference. Be sure to have an administrator there. Explain that we do not discriminate against anyone in the classroom and that sexual/gender orientation has nothing to do with any child's ability to work as a team or contribute to groups. Definitely change their group because I'm sure they won't feel comfortable ever working with that student again.

Definitely do not pair them again because feeling were hurt. I would ask the principal to join a talk to the bullying student and explain that his/her behavior is unacceptable and if that happens again there will be consequences. I will inform the parents about the incident. For the student that was hurt, I will make sure that he feel safe in the classroom and pair him with someone that is not judgmental.

Contact the parents/ let administration know as well as creating seating that causes the least distraction and disruption for other students. You want your students to feel safe in your classroom.

I would definitely suggest involving administration and parents in this situation, and absolutely allow that student to change groups. It is more important than anything that a student feels safe and accepted in their classroom.

I would absolutely get that student out of a potentially harmful situation. I would not have the student work under a situation where they felt unsafe. The student that threatened their partner would deal with severe consequences.

This is a situation where administration and parents need to be involved. Your student needs to know that he is safe and protected in your class and forcing him to be paired with a classmate who has threatened him will do more harm than good. The other student needs to know that bullying is not to be tolerated and that there will be consequences for his actions.

You should most definitely assign different groups, and then call a sit-down with that students parents, because that kind of behavior is unacceptable, no student should feel threatened or in danger because of another student.

the best solution is to change groups & reprimand the student who threatened the LGBTQ community

Since the student was threatened with violence you have to immediately report it. Every threat needs to be taken seriously. In the school that I intern at an incident report has to be filled out and turned into the guidance counselor. The student has confided in you. In the event that it ends up not being a threat and the student gets hurt, you could face serious consequences.

If this is true and the other student threatened this student, I would immediately contact administration and call his/her parents in for a conference. This behavior is unacceptable and shouldn't just be looked over by changing the student to another group or keeping he/she with this student. This situation must be addressed immediately!

I would go straight to administration with both students and get both parents of each student involved as well. The other student needs to know that discrimination is unacceptable.

There should be consequences for the other student and the administration should get involved if it gets worse. Not cool when students do that to other students.