Protecting Schools
An event at University of Colorado mentioned that while school violence generally occurs with warning, most people don’t know how to recognize and respond to the warning signs: “A U.S. Secret Service study found that...
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Meta-Analysis of Bystander Interventions
From Bucks Count, PA: “StopBullying.gov reports a meta-analysis of school-based bystander intervention behavior finds when bystanders safely intervene and defend the victim of bullying, the bullying stops within 10 seconds...
Read MoreSchool Climate Survey
The National School Climate Survey Our 2021 National School Climate Survey is live! LGBTQ+ youth, we encourage you to take this anonymous survey > 20 years of data show that school supports and resources can make a difference...
Read MoreNWLC RESOURCE 100 School Districts: A Call to Action for School Districts Across the Country to Address Sexual Harassment Through Inclusive Policies and Practices
Schools are often the first places where people experience sexual harassment. But few students report it, and those who come forward are often ignored, disbelieved, or even punished by their schools. The 100 School...
Read MoreMasculinity as homophobia: Fear, shame and silence in the construction of gender identity.
Kimmel, M. S. (1997). Masculinity as homophobia: Fear, shame and silence in the construction of gender identity. In M. M. Gergen & S. N. Davis (Eds.), Toward a new psychology of gender (p. 223–242). Taylor &...
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