The Human Rights Campaign has launched a revamped version of its Welcoming Schools site, and it’s packed with information for parents/caregivers and educators about how to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students, including LGBT ones and those with LGBT parents.
The new site breaks down much of the information in HRC’s Welcoming Schools Guide (about which I’ve written before) into easily navigated Web pages, covering topics such as answering children’s questions about LGBT families, helping school communities understand family diversity, and responding to anti-LGBT taunts or bullying. Good stuff.
Also, check out the HRC Backstory “Back to School” posts, one and two, and their guest posts from David Fishback, Advocacy Chair for the Metro DC Chapter of PFLAG, on “How to Make Progress in Your Local School System”: one, two, three, and four.
Finally, after the jump is an announcement from HRC about an upcoming webinar, “Creating Positive Change in Your Elementary Schools: Strategies and Tools for LGBT Parents”:
Join Us for a Webinar for LGBT Parents
On Thursday, September 30th, at 3 to 4 PM EST, HRC is hosting a webinar for LGBT parents entitled, “Creating Positive Change in Your Elementary Schools: Strategies and Tools for LGBT Parents.” This webinar will feature parents and educators and offer participants information on advocating for their families in their school community.More about webinar.
- Join Webinar by clicking here on Sept. 30th a few minutes before 3:00 p.m. EST.
-Meeting ID: WSwebinar
-Entry Code: WS0930- Call in to audio portion: (888) 315-1021, passcode: 2022161588
- Prior to the webinar ensure that you are able to run Microsoft LiveMeeting client or the Live Meeting Java application on your computer.