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2 results foundAuthor: Biegel, Stuart Title: Safe at School: Addressing the School Environment and LGBT Safety through Policy and Legislation Summary: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students face a unique set of safety concerns each day. Over 85% report being harassed because of their sexual or gender identity, and over 20% report being physically attacked. Far too often teachers and administrators do nothing in response. In part because of this, the suicide rate for LGBT students continues to be 3-4 times higher than that of their straight counterparts, and in some parts of the country LGBT runaways may comprise up to 40% of the entire teen homeless population. Advances in law and policy have helped lead to much more fulfilling and productive lives for many LGBT persons, but the problems facing LGBT youth in America‘s public schools are still substantial. Gay and gender-non-conforming students continue to be confronted with challenges that can become overwhelming. Court records and academic research reveal a highly troubling pattern of mistreatment, negative consequences, and a dramatic failure on the part of many educational institutions to adequately address LGBT-related issues and concerns. This brief describes those issues, presents concrete policy recommendations, and then offers model statutory code language to implement many of those recommendations. Details: Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado, 2010. 51p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 20, 2012 at: http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/safe-at-school Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/safe-at-school Shelf Number: 125702 Keywords: Bias Motivated CrimesDiscriminationGender IdentityHate Crimes (U.S.)School CrimeSchool Safety |
Author: Guasp, April Title: The School Report: The Experiences of Gay Young People in Britain's Schools in 2012 Summary: Key findings: Homophobic bullying continues to be widespread in Britain’s schools. More than half (55 per cent) of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils have experienced direct bullying The use of homophobic language is endemic. Almost all (99 per cent) gay young people hear the phrases ‘that’s so gay’ or ‘you’re so gay’ in school and ninety six per cent of gay pupils hear homophobic language such as ‘poof’ or ‘lezza’ Three in five gay pupils who experience homophobic bullying say that teachers who witness the bullying never intervene Only half of gay pupils report that their schools say homophobic bullying is wrong, even fewer do in faith schools (37 per cent) Homophobic bullying has a profoundly damaging impact on young people’s school experience. One in three (32 per cent) gay pupils experiencing bullying change their future educational plans because of it and three in five say it impacts directly on their school work Gay people who are bullied are at a higher risk of suicide, self-harm and depression. Two in five (41 per cent) have attempted or thought about taking their own life directly because of bullying and the same number say that they deliberately self-harm directly because of bullying Details: London: Stonewall, 2012. 30p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 20, 2012 at: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_school/education_resources/7957.asp Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_school/education_resources/7957.asp Shelf Number: 125705 Keywords: Bias Motivated CrimeGays, Crimes AgainstGender IdentityHate CrimesHomophobiaSchool BullyingSchool CrimeSchool Safety |