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Publication Date: 2018
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Can Policies Help Schools Affirm Gender Diversity? A Policy Archaeology of Transgender-Inclusive Policies in California Schools
Meyer, Elizabeth J.; Keenan, Harper
Gender and Education, v30 n6 p736-753 2018
Since 2010, California passed three laws that address the safety and inclusion of transgender students. Seth's Law (SB 48), the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act (AB 9) and The School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266). The policies of 10 large urban districts in and around the San Francisco Bay Area were analyzed using policy archaeology methodology (PAM) to critically evaluate the possibilities and limits of transgender-inclusive policies to support and affirm gender-diverse (transgender, agender, non-binary, etc.) students. The analysis presented here aims to trouble the normalizing categories of the gender binary that get reified in these policies and offers additional ways to create schools that are more affirming and supportive of all forms of gender diversity.
Descriptors: State Legislation, Urban Schools, School Safety, Bullying, Gender Differences, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Social Discrimination, Student Rights, Civil Rights, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Gender Discrimination, Sex Fairness, Legal Responsibility
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (San Francisco)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Title IX Education Amendments 1972
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