State Superintendent Tony Thurmond visited Oceanside High School Tuesday for a panel about LGBTQ-inclusive school efforts
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond moderated a panel in Oceanside Unified Tuesday as the school district was honored by a civil rights group for its efforts to support LGBTQ students.
Vista Unified was rated in the lowest tier, meaning the group believes it has taken initial steps but not fully implemented important policies and programs. About half said they have not yet adopted LGBTQ-inclusive textbooks or other instructional materials. Since 2011 California has had the FAIR Education Act, which requires schools to discuss the role and contributions of LGBTQ Americans in social science classes, along with other historically underrepresented groups.
Oceanside’s efforts come at a time when books, curricula, staff trainings and other efforts to support LGBTQ students have come under fire nationwide from conservatives who claim that talking about LGBTQ issues equates to sexualizing children.
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