The resources proved or linked below are those we have used before or made available to schools, GSAs, or other groups interested in providing safe school environments for all students. We make no claim to authorship of all the documents in this list and we make every attempt to credit the author or organization who created or provided the resource or link directly to their website. Our intent is to make available as many resources in one place as we can for the benefit of students. If you have a suggestion for a resource to add to this list, please let us know on our Contact Us page. Likewise, if there is a resource that should not be included here for whatever reason, please let us know.
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Safe Schools - AB 537 Issues - Teachers (including elementary)
Teacher Handbook Supplement - Respect Sacramento
Making School Safe for All - Respect Sacramento PowerPoint
On Harassment and Invisibility - Respect Sacramento PowerPoint
AB 537 Fact Sheet - GSA Network
Make it Real Manual - GSA Network
LGBT Youth Rights - Lambda Legal
15 Expensive Reasons Why Safe Schools Are in Your Best Interest - NCLR
Dealing with Matters Surrounding Sexual Orientation and Youth - Mulitple Authors
Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth - Multiple Authors
Safe Schools Coalition Resources, including:
An Educator's Guide To Intervening In Anti-Gay Harassment
Gay Straight Alliances
Resources for teachers, adminstrators, and school directors
California Safe Schools Coalition Resources, including:
Discussing Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues in School
Training Basics: Training School Staff About Harassment, Discrimination, and the California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act (AB537)
Youth in Motion - a partnership between Framline films and GSA Network provides LGBT-themed films and curriculum resources to California high schools. Register by June 2009 receive a free DVD.
GSA Advocacy
Anti-Slur Manual - GSA Network
Day of Silence Manual - GLSEN
Questions and Answers About GSAs - GLSEN
Jump Start Guide for Building Gay Straight Alliances - GLSEN
LGBT Issues
Advocates for Youth Resources, including:
I Might Be Gay, Now What?
I Might Be Lesbian, Now What?
I Might Be Bisexual, Now What?
I Might Be Transgender, Now What?
LGBT Glossary - Safe Schools Coalition of Washington State
Sexual Health - SB 71 Issues
California Department of Education: Approved Sexual Education and HIV/AIDS Information - Respect Sacramento
SB 71 - Respect Sacramento PowerPoint
SB 71 Fact Sheet - GSA Network
A Teen Guide to Changing Your School's Sex Ed - Network for Family Life Education, Rutgers University
Advocates for Youth Resources, including:
Adolescents and HIV
Condom Effectiveness
Latina Adolescent Health
Young Women of Color and HIV
Uniform Complaint Information
California Uniform Complaint Procedures - CA Dept of Ed brochure
California Uniform Complaint Procedures - CA Dept of Ed PowerPoint
Uniform Complaint Procedures - Sacramento City Unified School District
Uniform Complaint Form - San Juan Unified School District
Uniform Complaint Form - Elk Grove Unified School District
Uniform Complaint Form - Davis Joint Unified School District
