Safe and supportive schools for LGBT youth: Addressing educational inequities through inclusive policies and practices.

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Inclusive policies that attend to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) are associated with more supportive school environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. We use the 2013-2015 California Healthy Kids Survey (n = 113,148) matched with principal reports of school policies from the 2014 California School Health Profiles to examine differential effects of SOGI-focused policies for LGB and transgender youth. SOGI-focused policies had a direct association with less truancy, and moderated the association between sexual orientation/gender identity and other school outcomes. SOGI-focused policies were associated with more positive experiences and perceptions of school climate for LGB youth and, to a lesser extent, transgender youth. Findings underscore the importance of inclusive policies, especially those that address the unique needs of transgender students.
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Authors Day, Jack K;Ioverno, Salvatore;Russell, Stephen T;
Journal journal of school psychology
Year 2019
DOI S0022-4405(19)30032-9
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academic achievement sexual orientation gender identity bullying and harassment school policy truancy and absenteeism

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