A current issue in education is the lack of support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students (LGBT). Transgender refers to a person’s gender identify--a person’s innate sense of being male, female, or somewhere in between( Banks& Banks, 2013). School are starting altering these practices: inviting same-sex couples to prom, providing gender neutral or individual bathrooms and locker rooms for transgender student, and including LGBT people and perspectives in the curriculum (McCollum, 2010). With acceptance, this population still face discrimination and prejudice. In school, LGBT students are harassed and bullied. This leads to them having negative thoughts and feels about school( Graybill & Proctor,2015). Due to limited support, LGBT students do not feel safe at school. Two in three LGBT adolescents reported feeling unsafe at school due to their sexual orientation ( Patterson, 2013). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are more likely to experience intolerance, discrimination, harassment, and the threat of violence due to their sexual orientation, than those that identify themselves as heterosexual.
Many states have passed laws stating that teachers cannot mention the word homosexual or instructing the …show more content…
By the school incorporating a curriculum that promotes respect for diversity. A Preventing School Harassment (PSH), a survey conducted in San Francisco, California proves how important the curriculum can promote school safety. Curriculum that includes attention to LGBT people and history has been controversial. The survey found that individual studies feel safer at school when LGBT issues are included in the curriculum, school climates are safer when LGBT issues are part of the curriculum, and many California school districts already include LGBT issues in the curriculum and many more are interested in doing
Many states have passed laws stating that teachers cannot mention the word homosexual or instructing the …show more content…
By the school incorporating a curriculum that promotes respect for diversity. A Preventing School Harassment (PSH), a survey conducted in San Francisco, California proves how important the curriculum can promote school safety. Curriculum that includes attention to LGBT people and history has been controversial. The survey found that individual studies feel safer at school when LGBT issues are included in the curriculum, school climates are safer when LGBT issues are part of the curriculum, and many California school districts already include LGBT issues in the curriculum and many more are interested in doing