San Diego Unified School District is participating in the National OUT for Safe Schools campaign, along with nine other large urban school districts across the country. This program was created as a way to encourage school staff to publicly identify as supportive LGBTQIA allies.
This visual display of support lets students know that “safe spaces” exist anywhere there is an adult who is wearing this badge. This campaign is designed to create safe spaces and resources for LGBTQIA students, staff and parents, and also to foster an inclusive community for all students to celebrate all identities.
Here are some resources to help implement this program at your school:
- FAQs
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Principal Letter
- Parent Letter (English)
- Parent Letter (Spanish)
- New poster: "This School Welcomes...YOU" (SDUSD) English l Spanish l Vietnamese l Arabic l Tagolog l Somali
- LA Unified Poster Templates
Recommended Curricular Resources
- Gender Spectrum: Back-to-School Toolkit
- Gender Spectrum: Education Resources
- Gender Doesn't Limit You: Anti-Bullying Program for the Early Grades
- Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Resources
- CA LGBTQIA Student Law: Implementation Toolkit
- Newly launched: SDUSD FAIR Act Curriculum--Resources for TK-12 Social Studies/ELA Educators
Recommended Referral Resources
- The San Diego LGBT Community Center
- San Diego LGBT Pride
- Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
- GLSEN – San Diego County Chapter
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
- PFLAG San Diego County
- The Trevor Project
- Human Rights Campaign
- Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Network
- SDUSD Office of Youth Advocacy/LGBTQIA Resources
Contact
Office of Youth Advocacy
4100 Normal Street, Annex 8
☎ (619) 725-