Dear John,
Right now, students are being punished for being authentic to themselves. Conservative politicians and “parental rights” groups are determined to use schools as a platform to punch down on our most marginalized students, parents, and teachers.
That is why for the past few weeks, we’ve put together a series called Know Your Rights, Know Your Power. These resources are meant to be a tool to help students-and those who want to support them-understand the barriers that prevent which students from accessing a safe and inclusive education. That means being protected from sex discrimination, harassment, and criminalization.
Why? Because knowledge is power. Power that we can all use to stop these attacks on students’ rights.
We can create a world where schools are sites of innovation and safety. This looks like:
*
Ensuring
accommodations
for
pregnant
and
parenting
students
to
succeed
in
school
*
Providing
a
safe
and
inclusive
learning
environment
for
LGBTQI+
students
who
are
being
monitored
and
banned
from
school
activities
*
Protecting
survivors
who
are
fighting
an
uphill
battle
accessing
protections
after
the
Trump
administration’s
weakening
of
Title
IX
*
Believing
and
protecting
Black
girls
and
femmes
who
are
being
disciplined
at
a
far
higher
rate
than
their
white
peers.
There’s still hope. Even though students are facing dire situations, there are still actions you can take to protect students from the lawmakers and school administrators who want to uphold harmful and dehumanizing policies.
Every student deserves to explore their identity.
Every student deserves to equally participate in school activities.
Every student deserves dignity.
Every student deserves to be affirmed.
Every student deserves to be safe.
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Kirstin Brockenborough
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Creative and Digital Strategies Manager
National Women's Law Center
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