Tag: school
Schools are key to preventing Islamist radicalisation
Equality and diversity lessons that challenge racism, homophobia, misogyny and other forms of prejudice are being trialled in some UK schools, with promising results. They seem to reduce the levels of abuse and bullying.
Darwin Catholic school ‘sent children home with anti-gay marriage brochure’
Primary school was told by bishops to distribute the material saying same-sex marriage ‘messed with marriage and messed with kids’, report claims.
Gay couple ‘banned from bring your dad to class day’
Mother Kerri Hughes says teachers at her son’s school told her she couldn’t bring her partner along for the day.
Egyptian court upholds ban on gay Libyan
An Egyptian administrative court has upheld a decision by the Interior Ministry banning a Libyan student from returning to the country because he is gay.
Gay and Lesbian teachers suffering ‘real anxiety’ over religious law
Gay and lesbian teachers suffer “real anxiety” because of a law that allows a school to protect its religious ethos when it comes to who they employ.
LGBT teens who come out at school have better self-esteem, study finds
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adolescents who come out at school have higher self-esteem and lower levels of depression as young adults, compared to LGBT youth who don’t disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity at school, according to a new study led by University of Arizona researcher Stephen Russell.