Stories
from students, parents, teachers, administrators, researchers and
community leaders from the October 3, 2002 public hearing of
the California State Senate Select Committee on School Safety. The
hearing was entitled "Sexual
Orientation, Gender Identity Discrimination, and School Safety."
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
fact sheet Schools
and Youth: Know Your Facts
National Mental Health Association Back
to School Fact Sheet: Bullying in Schools: Harassment Puts Gay Youth
At Risk
California Research:
The Safe
Place to Learn report was released in January 2004 by the California
Safe Schools Coalition and the 4-H Center for Youth Development
at UC Davis. The largest ever study of harassment in schools based
on sexual orientation and gender identity shows the problem is widespread,
dangerous and preventable.
Read the Safe Place
to Learn report press release.
Download
the full Safe Place to Learn report or the
Summary Fact Sheet.
Read media coverage of the Safe
Place to Learn report.
Join the California Safe Schools Coalition
to hear about future research!
National Research:
GLSEN's 2003
National School Climate Survey finds "a direct relationship
between in-school victimization, grade-point averages (GPAs) and
the college aspirations of LGBT students."
Human Rights Watch report Hatred
in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Students in U.S. Schools
Washington Safe Schools Coalition report 83,000
Youth: Selected Findings of Eight Population-Based Studies
National Mental Health Association Anti-Gay
Bullying Survey Results
Research from outside of California:
The
Bullying Report: How are Washington State Schools Doing? This
December 2003 report of the Safe Schools Coalition of Washington
and the Washington State PTA surveyed school districts to document
the extent of implementation of the state's Anti-Bullying Act. The
law took effect in January 2003 and covers bias-motivated harassment,
including harassment based on sexual orientation and gender.
Washington Safe Schools Coalition report They
Don’t Even Know Me: Understanding Anti-Gay Harassment and
Violence in Schools
American Psychological Association: Just
the Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth: A Primer for Principals,
Educators and School Personnel
National Mental Health Association: "What
Does Gay Mean?" How to Talk with Kids About Sexual Orientation
and Prejudice
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays:
Commonly Asked
Questions and Answers