…Guidelines for schools on the rights of trans students, New York just released their guidelines.
Guidance document for transgender, gender nonconforming students releasedThe New York guidelines introduction starts...
WGRZ
July 20, 2015
New York State Education Department released a guidance document for school districts on transgender and gender nonconforming students on Monday.
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia released the Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Guidance document to school districts. This document was given to every public school district in the state. It is intended to help create a safe educational environment free from discrimination for transgender and gender nonconforming students.
The document includes information on how school districts should comply with local, state and federal laws concerning bullying, harassment, discrimination and student privacy. It also outlines how schools need to be providing all students with a safe and inclusive environment.
Connecticut did that back in 2012 and then Massachusetts. I was on a committee that worked on the Connecticut Guidelines, we came up with the questions and a lawyer from GLAD wrote the answers and we reviewed it and sent it to the lawyers at the Commission of Human Rights and Opportunity. The whole process took over nine months.Guidance to School Districts for
Creating a Safe and Supportive School EnvironmentFor Transgender and Gender Nonconforming StudentsJULY 2015
Introduction
The New York State Education Department (“NYSED”) is committed to providing all public school students, including transgender and gender nonconforming (“GNC”) students, with an environment free from discrimination and harassment, to fostering civility in public schools, and to ensuring that every student has equal access to educational programs and activities. The Dignity for All Students Act (“DASA”) illustrates the State’s commitment to ensuring that all students are educated in a safe and supportive school environment.
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