This is a bit ridiculous. The problem here is not "male-dominated" class room but more likely the ordinary bully problem. I had a friend who was bullied due t

This is a bit ridiculous. The problem here is not "male-dominated" class room but more likely the ordinary bully problem. I had a friend who was bullied due to his clothing. He reported the bullies and they got suspended. Later they comeback to the school in an attempt for revenge. Fortunately a teacher witnessed the assault and they were later charged for their crimes. Also, you can't expect high school teachers to know any other languages than BASIC. It's high school, you don't become a programmer there anyway. Either you are self-taught or you seek higher education. I got many friends who have taken programming classes in high school and in all cases the teacher wasn’t even a programmer but solely followed a book written for high schools.