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The mission of Safe Schools Coalition: An international public-private partnership in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth is to help schools - at home and all over the world - become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

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The Northwest Premiere of "STRAIGHTLACED–How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up" on May 17, 2009 at AMC Pacific Place in Seattle, WA

Safe Schools Coalition Grieves the Deaths of Young People to Suicide Because of Relentless Anti-Gay Bullying at School

About Us:

Our Mission ~ Our Role ~ Our History ~ Our Leadership ~ Our Member Organizations ~ Our Donors ~ Our Volunteers
Our Mailing Address for Information ~ Our Mailing Address for Finances ~ Our Mailing Address for Membership
Our Crisis Phone ~ Our Message Phone ~ Our Email Addresses

Safe Schools Coalition mourns the passing of Jerry Painter - Posted on November 7, 2008

Safe Schools Coalition's 2008 Annual Report (pdf format)

Public Service Announcements for Safe Schools Coalition ~ can you help us get them played on the radio?

The "It's STILL Elementary" film screening event was March 9, 2008 in Seattle - A report from the Seattle event  with photographs and a letter to the Seattle Gay News.

"The Sensei" screening at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival - at The Admiral Theater in Seattle, October 24, 2008 - Safe Schools Coalition

Membership: 

Who Can Join?
Three easy ways to Join or Renew Your Organizations Membership

Update Your Membership Information - an online form for SSC organization members to update their basic and contact information
Letter to the HRC regarding the status of their membership March 18, 2008 ~ pdf format 

Meetings: 

Who comes to our meetings? Why? When? Where?  

Archived Minutes    

Make a Donation to Support the Work of Safe Schools Coalition

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Print to mail or fax this form in with your donation ~ pdf format

Our Sponsors -- Thank you! 

Our Listserve: 

Purpose of the Safe Schools Coalition Listserve
Subscribe, Change Email Address, Switch Lists, and Unsubscribe from the Listserve
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Listserve Archives
 
Announcements or News to Be Sent Out? Send them to our Listserv Managers

Order Our Publications: 

Four easy ways to order publications (link to secure online order form, phone and fax numbers, and a printable pdf format form) 

Printable Order Form ~ pdf format

Questions and Answers:  How to Help a Friend? ~ Gay-Straight Alliances

Our Publications top of page

BULLYING REPORT: HOW ARE WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOLS DOING? - December 2003 ~ Final Report

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW ME: Understanding Anti-Gay Harassment and Violence in Schools
A Report On the Five Year Anti-Violence Research Project Of the Safe Schools Coalition.
January 1999 ~ pdf format

Executive Summary of They Don't Even Know Me - Understanding Anti-Gay Harassment & Violence in Schools
A Report of the Five Year Research Project of the Safe Schools Coalition
. January 1999 ~ 2 page - pdf format

Eighty-Three Thousand Youth Selected Findings of Eight Population-Based Studies as they pertain to anti-gay harassment and the safety and well-being of sexual minority students. April 1999 ~ pdf format

Guidelines for Identifying Bias in Curriculum and Materials  

"All Families Welcome" poster

GLBT icon postcards made by Seattle artist Ross Swartwout ~ pdf format  (printed version is OUT-OF-PRINT)

OUT Spoken brochure - OUTspoken is a program of Safe Schools Coalition and American Friends Service Committee, offering professional development, workshops, youth panels, and peer-to-peer presentations for school districts, K-12 schools, universities and schools of education, and for youth organizations, faith-based groups, health fairs and other community events. Download the OUTspoken brochure:  ~ pdf format

Print & Fold Your Own Greeting Cards ~ for Targets, Bullies and Allies

Safe Schools Coalition general information brochure ~ pdf format

Safe Schools Coalition intervention brochure ~ pdf format

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Help me! I'm being harassed

I need speakers or trainers   
Then to give us feedback after a training or speaker click here.  Thank you.

note: "I need help with policy" and "Working on legislation" in the Need Help menu both link to the Law and Policy page (see below)

Law & Policy top of page

Anti-Discrimination Policy from Guilford County [NC] Schools

Education Policy Report from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

GLBT Civil & Human Rights in Brief in Schools & Families

GLBT Civil & Human Rights in Brief in Schools & Families  ~ pdf format

Guidance on School Law and Policy

International Law

National & US State Organizations Offering Legal Advice/Counsel or Legislative Action Projects for LGBT Students', Parents/Guardians' and Educators' Rights  

U.S. Law and State-by-State Maps

Washington State Legal, Legislative and Policy Links

Model School and District Policies and Procedures

Policy Analysis Project: What Were Washington Schools Doing to Prohibit Bullying Before the Safe Schools Bill?

Safe Schools Resource Guide top of page

The SSC YOUTH pages

National/International Organizations  (includes some off-site links)

Official position statements from professional associations regarding GLBT Youth

Resources by Topic top of page

Resources, by Type top of page

Resources, by People Who Use Them top of page

Lesson Plans Free Online and in handout format

Lesson Plans Free Online ~ pdf format

LGBT-inclusive Syllabi from Colleges of Education

Month-by-Month Lesson Planning

Handouts top of page

Washington State Supplement to the Safe Schools Resource Guide top of page

For Volunteers top of page
For PowerPoint files, right mouse click on the link and save/download the file to your hard drive, then open it in PowerPoint.

Trainer's/Speaker's Report ~ to make a report online

Intervention Report ~ to make a report online

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues: School Employee Learning Objectives - A useful planning tool for helping a school district prioritize what it wants to accomplish in a continuing ed workshop  ~ pdf format

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Schools - School Employee Needs Assessment  ~ pdf format

Our Trainers & Speakers Bureau Materials

Handouts top of page

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