ERIC Number: EJ1193323
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Publication Date: 2014-May
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Safe Schools for Transgender and Gender Diverse Students
Davidson, Jill; Anhalt, Karla; Garzajohanson, Lindsey; Hanson, Jim; Klotz, Mary Beth; Meier, Colt
Communique, v42 n7 p10-12 May 2014
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) supports efforts to ensure that schools are safe and inclusive learning environments for all students, family members, and school staff, including those who are transgender or gender diverse. NASP acknowledges that neither having a transgender identity nor being perceived as gender diverse is a disorder, and that efforts to change a person's gender identity are ineffective, harmful, and discriminatory. NASP works to ensure that settings in which school psychologists work are safe and welcoming and provide equal opportunity to all persons regardless of actual or perceived characteristics, including gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and any other personal identity or distinguishing characteristics (NASP, 2010). This NASP position statement examines the: (1) needs of transgender students; (2) considerations for parents, physicians, and schools; and (3) role of the school psychologist. It also presents a glossary of relevant terms.
Descriptors: School Safety, Sexual Identity, Gender Issues, Student Diversity, School Psychologists, Counselor Role, Student Needs, Parent Role, Physicians, Role, Educational Environment, Sexual Orientation, Bullying
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Language: English
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