To affirm your support for LGBTQ students, there is a new Bully Free: It Starts With Me poster. You can download it from: www.nea.org/bullyfree
Another new resource is the publication What Do You Say To ‘That’s So Gay’— it’s full of tips for educators who support LGBTQ youth and can be downloaded fromwww.nea.org/bullyfree
Educators were never trained to deal with cyberbullying, but the consequences of cyberbullying impact your students every day. There is an excellent guide for educators at www.stopbullying.gov
Forty-nine states now have bullying-prevention laws. As an advocate for bullying prevention in your school, go to www.stopbullying.gov to learn about your state’s laws and policies.
Take the Bully Free pledge on www.nea.org/bullyfree. Together, We Can Make Our Schools Safe For All Students!
List of GLBT resources in the CMS Library note: you must log-on to Destiny to view
Selected lists:
Stonewall Book Award List: http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/award/honored
Rainbow Books List: http://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/
Over The Rainbow: http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/overtherainbow/