Five national organizations have introduced “Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools,” a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students, kindergarten through 12th grade.
The lead authors are Asaf Orr, the Transgender Youth Project staff attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and Joel Baum, Gender Spectrum’s senior director for professional development and family services. Other co-authors include the National Education Association (NEA), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
Among other things, the guide includes information on the concepts of gender; best practices regarding unsupportive parents; and an overview of the legal landscape. The guide is at NCLRights.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Schools-in-Transition-2015.pdf.