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New Resource -Safe Schools Research Brief: School Safety for Middle School Students
Now avaiable - Click here to download the research brief
New Resource -Safe Schools Research Brief: Understanding School Safety and the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation
Now avaiable - Click here to download the research brief
New Resource -Safe Schools Research Brief: Understanding Differences Between Schools in Overall LGBT School Safety
We already know that school safety is associated with student well-being and academic achievement. However, while previous research has focused on individual students and factors that predict individual student safety, less is known about whether some schools are safer than others, and why. In this research brief, we draw from several data sources to examine differences across schools in safety for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students. Click here to download this research brief
New Resource -Safe Schools Research Brief: Multiple Forms of Bias-Related Harassment at School
This research brief documents data showing that students experience multiple forms of bullying or harassment. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender (LGBT) students report more bullying compared to heterosexual students. There are not strong differences based on race and ethnicity, but there are strong differences in bias-based bullying from middle school into high school. Click here to download this research brief
New Resource - Safe Schools Research Brief: School Safety and Academic Achievment
This research documents data showing that students in California report better academic outcomes when they feel safe at school – this result is particularly strong for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students. School safety is linked to higher school grades as well as intentions to attend college. Click here to download this research brief
New Resource - Safe Schools Research Brief: School Safety for Students with LGBT Parents
This research brief explores if California's schools are safe for students whose parents are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT). Steps that schools can take to improve the climate for students with LGBT parents are discussed.
Click here to download this research brief
New Resource - Safe Schools Research Brief: The Economic Cost of Bullying at school
Harassment at school based on sexual orientation is linked to risk behavior, poor grades, and emotional distress for students. These personal costs are clearly important to individual students, but what are the economic costs of harassment for the school system? This research brief examines the economic costs of bullying against LGBT students.
Click here to download this research brief
The 2008 Preventing School Harassment Survey is now available online! If you are a student, you can help by filling out the survey yourself and promoting participation among your friends, classmates, and student groups.
New
Resource - Safe Schools Research Brief: LGBT Issues in the Curriculum Promotes School Safety
Does including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) issues in the curriculum promote
safer school climates? Curriculum that includes
attention to LGBT people and history has been
controversial. Yet, some argue that such curriculum
will promote feelings of safety at school among LGBT
youth - some even argue that inclusive curriculum
will make all students feel safer. Click here to download this research brief
New
Resource - Safe Schools Research Brief: LGBT Student Safety: Steps Schools Can Take
This research brief shows
the 5 steps schools can take to improve safety. Click here to download this research brief
New
Resource - Safe Schools Research Brief: Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation and its Consequences
This
research brief shows that every year over 200,000 students in California are
harassed because they are gay or lesbian or someone thought they were. This
harassment is linked to: weaker connections to school, higher levels of
risk, and unsafe school climates.Click here to download this research brief
All Families Welcome Brochure
Together with Children of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere (COLAGE), the
California Safe Schools Coalition has developed a new resource for
LGBT parents and students with LGBT parents and guardians. We hope
that the All Families Welcome brochure will be of assistance to you
as we work together to educate teachers and administrators about LGBT
families.
The Coalition's new Safe
Schools Resource Guide pulls together over 400 pages of key Safe
Schools resources, legal information, curricula, and organizing strategies
into a user-friendly web format. No more re-inventing the wheel -
you'll be able to find it all in one place.
Our first ever statewide Safe Schools Virtual
Workshop was a big success! The April 11 workshop, titled TRANSFORMING
YOUR SCHOOL: Ensuring the Safety of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming
Students included presentations from
Chris Daley of the Transgender Law Center, Jody Marksamer of the National
Center for Lesbian Rights, and Carolyn Laub of GSA Network.
We had over 20 participants and a great discussion about strategies
for improving safety for transgender and gender noon-conforming students.
If you weren't one of those lucky 20, never fear!
You can click here to LISTEN ONLINE to the audio of the Virtual Workshop.
Stay tuned for info on our next Virtual Workshop!
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