Sexual Orientation and School Policy: A Practical Guide for Teachers, Administrators, and Community Activists
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This book helps the reader to understand and mediate the debates that arise when gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersex, and queer/questioning students and their families ask for equal treatment from the schools and are opposed by conservative parents. Sexual Orientation and School Policy is a case study of one school districts' attempt to adopt and implement policies that include sexual orientation. This book describes the work of the Safe Schools Coalition who advocate and educate for equal rights for gay lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersex, and queer/questioning (GLBTIQ) students. Concerned Citizens, a group of conservative parents, opposed the inclusion of sexual orientation in the policies. Factors that either facilitated or impeded the implementation of the policies are highlighted, as are the strategies employed by the Safe Schools Coalition in educating opponents.
Series Editor's ForewordForewordAcknowledgmentsPt. IImplementing School Nondiscrimination Policy That Includes Sexual Orientation: A Case Study in School and Community Politics1In the Beginning32A History of the Two Policies273Strategies Employed by the High Plains Safe Schools Coalition to Build Community and District Support494Lessons from the Case of High Plains615Suggestions for Other School Districts and Safe Schools Coalitions77Pt. IIUnderstanding Moral Conservative Opposition to School Policies That Include Sexual Orientation6Opposition to Educational Change837How the Various Sides in This Debate Make Meaning of the Policies918Why the Various Sides Support or Oppose the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in the Policies1119Conclusion: How to Evaluate the Competing Claims of Violations of Rights143Epilogue: My Reflections on This Research167App. AOn the Making of Sexual Orientation and School Policy175App. BMethods of Data Analysis187App. CValidity and Reliability193App. DHPSD's Nondiscrimination Policy197App. EDiversity Goal Statement with Beliefs from Strategic Plan199App. FAssociated Regulations That Support the Nondiscrimination Policy201Bibliography211Index217About the Author223
