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LGBTQ+ students report less access to positive curricular resources or supportive staff

October 18, 2022

Via: K-12 Dive
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The report, which surveyed 22,298 students ages 13-21, comes amid an increase in classroom censorship laws limiting how and whether teachers discuss LGBTQ+ related issues. Some of these laws have turned punitive, creating an environment of fear and discouraging teachers from fully supporting their LGBTQ+ students.

In Florida, for example, the state Department of Education recently proposed a rule under which teachers could lose their licenses for intentionally discussing issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation in K-3 classrooms. The move follows a state law enacted this year banning discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in the earlier grades.

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