The policy was distributed last year in the small learning communities, but as a specialist, I was outside that loop. I never saw or heard any evidence of a full school press for understanding of the policy. I wasn't aware of any steps to infuse our curriculum or climate with a more balanced approach in terms of either gender awareness or sexual orientation. The only time I ever heard the policy mentioned it was in reference to discipline. Nobody wants to be seen as being unable to take a joke.
Nobody wants to be ostracized for being a snitch.
Girls want to be popular and most want to attract boys. Let's just say that confusion and mixed messages are the rule and not the exception. I was looking through Turning Points 2000 for any specific mention of gender equity or a special focus on the needs of girls, but I found none. Apart by Patricia Hersch to see what emphasis she had given to the particular interests and experiences of girls. It's as if reports and books either deal only with gender issues or they skip any serious discussion of them altogether.