SAFE SCHOOLS CHECKLIST from PFLAG

How do we go about creating the necessary changes? Here are benchmarks of a school that is inclusive and safe for GLBT youth:

 q       Has a harassment policy or student bill of rights that explicitly includes sexual orientation and gender identity/expression that is being implemented, monitored, and enforced. 

q       Provides annual, mandatory training for teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses and Title IX coordinators about sexual orientation and gender identity, and on anti-GLBT bullying intervention.

q       Visible materials help students identify safe people and safe places

q       Has a support group for GLBT and straight students.

q       Has information in the library on GLBT issues.

q       Makes accommodations for transgendered students including bathroom use, dress codes and athletic teams.

q       Offers resources for parents and family members of GLBT people, and involves families in addressing GLBT issues in the school.

q       Includes GLBT people and issues in the curriculum - history, social studies, literature, political science, health, art history, etc.