Dignity for All
Safeguarding LGBT Students
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Leadership, Administration
| Author: | Dr. Peter M. DeWitt | ISBN: | 9781452284002 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | March 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Corwin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dr. Peter M. DeWitt |
| ISBN: | 9781452284002 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | March 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Corwin |
| Language: | English |
All students deserve a safe, respectful school environment
Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgendered are susceptible to dropping out of school. This book provides professional development ideas and real-life vignettes that will help educational leaders foster a more caring school culture not only for LGBT students, but for all students. Peter DeWitt provides specific strategies for school leaders that include:
- Implementing a student code of conduct and school board policies to safeguard students
- Helping staff members recognize and respond to overt and covert LGBT issues
- Ways to include appropriate LGBT topics in the curriculum
- Supporting Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) in middle and high school settings
All students deserve a safe, respectful school environment
Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgendered are susceptible to dropping out of school. This book provides professional development ideas and real-life vignettes that will help educational leaders foster a more caring school culture not only for LGBT students, but for all students. Peter DeWitt provides specific strategies for school leaders that include:
- Implementing a student code of conduct and school board policies to safeguard students
- Helping staff members recognize and respond to overt and covert LGBT issues
- Ways to include appropriate LGBT topics in the curriculum
- Supporting Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) in middle and high school settings
