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5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

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LGBTQ+ Youth Need Teachers’ Support The most recent data from GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey illustrates why this work is so critical. of students reported hearing homophobic remarks from their teachers or other school staff, and 72.0% This is lifelong work. It is challenging, uncomfortable, and often difficult. respectively).

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3 Things Schools Can Do to REALLY Improve Student Health

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As a teacher in the San Francisco Unified school district, one of the districts featured in this study, I’ve been able to see firsthand how effective these strategies can be. Research even shows that sex ed in high school can be a powerful rape reduction tool. Image Source.

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