Dignity for all
Subtitle: safeguarding LGBT students
By: Peter DeWitt
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9781452205908
Subjects: Safety measures; Homosexuality and education; Lesbian students; Transgender youth; Handbooks, manuals; Gay students; Schools; Education; Bisexual students
Description: Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered are susceptible to harassment from peers and are at high risk of 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 presents 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.

Professional development guidelines to equip staff to intervene.

Ways to include appropriate LGBT topics in the curriculum.

Supporting Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) in middle and high school settings.

This practical and compassionate guide contains numerous cases and examples, proposed strategies and templates for codes of conduct (including the NY Code), book study questions, and references to articles, websites, and blogs for further information. Dignity for All helps inform educators of the issues and methods for building acceptance in a diverse world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.