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The Importance of Listing So-Called “Protected
Classes" in Anti-Bullying Laws
and Policies:
http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/EnumerationMatters.pdf
(pdf
format)
“A
Guide to Effective Statewide Laws/Policies: Preventing Discrimination against
LGBT Students in K-12 Schools”
from
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and GLSEN, the Gay Lesbian Straight
Education Network.
http://www.glsen.org/binary-data/GLSEN_ATTACHMENTS/file/201-1.pdf
(pdf
format)
“Q
& A: Adding
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Discrimination and Harassment
Policies in School”
from
ACLU, the American Civil Liberties Union, and GLSEN, the Gay Lesbian Straight
Education Network.
Bullying Report: How Are Washington State Schools Doing? This report by Lauren Hafner, researcher for The Washington State PTA and The Safe Schools Coalition examines the variety and scope of anti-bullying policies and procedures that school districts in Washington State have adopted in accordance with "The Anti-Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying [HIB] Act of 2002." http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/bullyreport/bullyreport12-03.html
"Can the Government Limit Speech to Protect a Captive Audience? A Court Rejects a High School Student's Claimed Right to Anti-Gay Speech While Legislatures React to Offensive Protests at G.I. Funerals" This article by Michael C. Dorf, on the web site FindLaw, examines legal opinion about T-shirts as a way to make anti-gay political statements at school: http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20060426.html
"Dealing
with Legal Matters Surrounding Students' Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity"
(2004)
from the National School Boards Association,
American Association of School Administrators, American Federation of
Teachers, American School Counselor Association, Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development, National Association of Elementary School
Principals, National Association of Independent Schools, National Association
of School Psychologists, National Association of Secondary School Principals,
National Education Association, National Student Assistance Association,
School Social Work Association of America, and United Church of Christ Justice
& Witness Ministries.
http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/SelectedNSBAPublications/SexualOrientationandGenderIdentity/DealingwithLegalMattersSurroundingStudentsSexualOrientationandGenderIdentity.aspx
(pdf format)
“Defending Gay/Straight Alliances and
Other Gay-Related Groups in Public Schools Under the Equal Access Act” (1998)
from Lambda Legal.
http://www.lambdalegal.org/our-work/in-court/other/defending-gaystraig
"Education Policy: Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Youth" (2003) from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/EducationPolicyReport.html
“Fifteen
Expensive Reasons Why Safe Schools Legislation Is In Your State's Best
Interest” (2004)
from GLSEN,
the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, and NCLR, the National
Center for Lesbian Rights.
“Frequently Asked Questions on Safe School Policies” (2002) from GLSEN, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, and NCLR, the National Center for Lesbian Rights. http://www.nclrights.org/publications/policiesfaq.htm
“Gay/Straight
Clubs Formed
by Public School Students: Why School Officials Need to Treat Them Equally”
(1996) from the
ACLU, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the National Center for
Lesbian Rights.
GLBT Civil & Human Rights in Brief in Schools & Families: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/GLBTCivilHumanRightsinSchoolsinBrief.pdf (pdf format)
“Harassment & Discrimination:
A Legal Overview” (1999)
from the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
“It's
Our School: Some Practical Tools For School Safety”
Press release
from
the Washington State Attorney General and OSPI, the Office of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Washington State. The document itself
seems to no longer be online.
Judge Rules In Favor Of Poway School In Anti-Gay T-Shirt Case (January 25, 2007): http://www.10news.com/news/10844949/detail.html
Know Your Rights! A quick guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender high school students: This two-page handout addresses harassment, privacy, freedom of speech, gay-straight alliances, and prom. From the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights_hiv-aids/know-your-rights-quick-guide-lgbt-high-school-students and PDF version: http://www.aclu.org/files/images/asset_upload_file494_28337.pdf (pdf format)
“Laws
Supporting Discussions
and Groups: If your child is prevented from talking about gay and lesbian
issues” from
HRC, the Human Rights Campaign.
“Overview of the Rights of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Teachers” from GLAD, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and GLSEN, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network. http://www.glsen.org/binary-data/GLSEN_ATTACHMENTS/file/106-1.pdf (pdf format)
“Prohibiting Sexual
Orientation Discrimination and Harassment
Against Students”
(2001) from the National School Boards Association's
Council of School Attorneys.
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/programs/hlgbsp/prohibiting-discrimination.pdf
(pdf format)
“Protecting
Students from Harassment and Hate Crime: A Guide for Schools”
from
the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights National
Association of Attorneys General, endorsed by the National School Boards
Association.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/archives/Harassment/index.html
"Safe Schools Research Brief: DISTRICT POLICIES AND TRAININGS" describes the findings of a 2004 study by the California Safe Schools Coalition regarding how well California public schools were doing with regard to stopping harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Go to: http://www.casafeschools.org/DistPolFACTSHEET_rev1a.pdf (pdf format)
“Sexual Orientation Issues for Schools 101”
from the National School Boards Association.
“School Laws: State by State”
from the Human Rights Campaign.
"Speaking Out with Your
T-Shirt: A quick guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender high
school students"
Legal tips about what your rights are, what you can and can't do in the way
of T-shirt activism from the ACLU.
http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/lgbt/schoolsyouth/speakingoutwithyourtshirt.pdf
(pdf format)
What are your rights? A Q&A form for
students during the Day of Silence: At times students may face
obstacles when organizing the Day of Silence. In this document created by
GLSEN, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Lambda Legal you will
find a set of questions and answers based on general legal principles.
http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/StudentsRights_DOS_GLSEN_Lambda
Legal_ACLU.pdf
(pdf format)
“What to Ask School Board
Candidates and What They Ought to Tell You in Response”
(2003) from the Safe Schools Coalition. http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/SchoolBoardCandidateAnswers.pdf
(pdf format)
“Who are you taking to the prom
this year?” (2000) from the ACLU. http://www.aclu.org/LesbianGayRights/LesbianGayRights.cfm?ID=9215&c=106
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