Dignity for All

All students deserve a safe, respectful school environment. Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgendered are susceptible to being harassed by their peers and are at high risk of dropping out of school. This book provides professional development ideas and strategies 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; professional development guidelines to equip staff to intervene; ways to appropriate LGBT topics in the curriculum; and, 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 links to pertinent 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.