Question for

Everyone?

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 What About the
LGBTQ+ Community?

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LGBTQ+ Students Deserve to Feel
Included and Safe at School
Hazel Szakmeister

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Why Research This? ● The LGBTQ+ label is considered
ostracizing
● LGBTQ+ is considered bad by a
significant number of people
● LGBTQ+ students are much more
likely to experience mental health
issues then cisgender and
heterosexual peers1

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 The Pillars Toward ● Anti bullying policy that lists
LGBTQ+ identities as protected2
Improvement ● Teacher training on LGBTQ+
issues2,3,4,5
● Teacher intervention when
inappropriate language is used2,3,4
● A club focused on and for LGBTQ+
students2

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Where Can HCPSS ● Education on LGBTQ+ history
● Education on LGBTQ+ identities
Improve?

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Danielle DuPuis ● HCPSS LGBTQ+ Initiatives
Specialist
○ Education is the most important
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An Idea for LGBTQ+ ● Mindfulness is being aware in the
present moment6
Clubs ○ Noticing feelings and thoughts
without judgement

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Data Collection ● Two Surveys
○ One to LGBTQ+ students
■ Will assess:
● Perceived teacher
supportiveness
● Perceived teacher acceptance
● Perceived safety
● Perceived inclusion
● Attitudes toward education on
LGBTQ+ history and identities
○ One to teachers
■ Will assess:
● Amount of teacher training on
LGBTQ+ identities
● Perceived teacher
understanding of LGBTQ+
identities
● Teacher acceptance of LGBTQ+
identities
● WIllingness to intervene when
inappropriate language is used

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Questions Feel like this person, ask away!

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