School Climate

How can educators and schools create learning environments free of anti-gay discrimination?

Ask any veteran teacher and they will tell you that the stronger the relationship with the student, the less likely behavioral problems will erupt in the classroom. Good relationships equal good classroom management, pure and simple.

This quick reference answers questions about bullying we hear frequently from the Learning for Justice community. The information will get you started and point you toward more in-depth resources.

This piece lists our partners and other anti-bullying resources.

This piece accompanies Bullying Basics. Some anti-bullying policies actually do more harm than good. Educators can use these tips to intervene appropriately when bullying occurs.

To accompany Best Practices: Creating an LGBT-inclusive School Climate. Some individuals may hesitate about adopting practices or policies that advance equality and safety for LGBTQ students.

Use these resources to assess your school's climate.

Four steps schools districts should take to increase opportunities for black students.

Here are activities designed for educators implementing the strategies presented in Speak Up At School to create a safe school climate.

Tips for using grassroots organizing to engage your school’s parents.

A bias incident is conduct, speech or expression motivated, in whole or in part, by bias or prejudice.

Conflict managers can help dissolve playground problems.

Learn how schools can teach religious tolerance -- and stay within constitutional bounds.

An excerpt from 'White Anti-Racist Activism: A Personal Roadmap' by Jennifer R. Holladay.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an approach to help students improve their difficult behavior. It's based on an understanding that teachers don't control students, but instead seek to support them in their own behavior change process.

Six lessons to take from the 2006 "Jena Six" incident.

These design principles developed by the CODA panel are meant to provide guidelines for action to those selecting or developing strategies to improve intergroup relations.

A guide to help straight students think about the cost of homophobia in their own lives.

Take this test to learn more about your own bias and learn how bias is the foundation of stereotypes, prejudice and, ultimately, discrimination.