""Like walking through a hailstorm" : discrimination against LGBT youth in US schools /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thoreson, Ryan Richard, 1984- author.
Imprint:	[New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2016].
Description:	1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps, color photographs.
Language:	English
Subject:	Sex discrimination -- Social aspects -- United States. Gender identity -- Social aspects -- United States. Lesbian students -- United States. Gay students -- United States. Bisexual students -- United States. Sexual minorities -- Education -- United States. Sexual minorities -- Violence against -- United States. Homosexuality and education -- United States. Sexism. Gender Identity. Students. Sexual Minorities. Bisexual students. Gay students. Gender identity -- Social aspects. Homophobia in schools. Homosexuality and education. Lesbian students. Sexual minorities -- Education. Sexual minorities -- Violence against. United States. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10947486

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Discrimination against LGBT youth in US schools United States : "Like walking through a hailstorm"
Other authors / contributors:	Human Rights Watch (Organization), publisher, issuing body.
Notes:	"December 7, 2016"--Table of contents page. "Ryan Thoreson, researcher in the LGBT Rights Program, wrote this report"--Acknowledgments. Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from HTML title caption (Human Rights Watch, viewed January 12, 2017).
Summary:	"The report, "'Like Walking Through a Hailstorm': Discrimination against LGBT Youth in US Schools," documents a range of problems facing LGBT students. The concerns include bullying and harassment, exclusion of LGBT topics from school curricula and resources, restrictions on LGBT student groups, and discrimination and bigotry from both classmates and school personnel on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity"--Publisher's description.

Table of Contents:

Summary
LGBT Experiences in School
Key Recommendations: To State Legislatures
To State Departments of Education
To School Administrators
To the US Congress
Methodology
Glossary
I. Background: Successes, with Limits
"No Promo Homo" Laws
Impact on LGBT Students of Discrimination and Victimization
II. Bullying and Harassment: Physical Bullying
Verbal Harassment and Hostile Environments
Cyber Bullying
Sexual Harassment
Exclusion and Isolation: Exclusion and Isolation by LGBT Peers
Reporting and Retaliation
III. Exclusion from School Curricula and Resources: Classroom Instruction and Discussion
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Counseling and Support
Library and Internet Resources
IV. Restrictions on LGBT Student Groups: Forming Gay-Straight Alliances
Operating Gay-Straight Alliances
V. Discrimination and Bigotry: Bigotry and Fear of Repercussion Faced by LGBT Staff and Faculty
Same-Sex Couples in Schools
Access to Facilities
Participation in School Events and Extracurricular Activities
Expression and Dress
School Events
Gender Policing
Names and Pronouns
Record Keeping
Graduation
VII. Human Rights Analysis: Violence and Bullying
Freedoms of Expression, Association, and Assembly
Right to Privacy
Discrimination
Education, Personal Development, and the School Environment
Recommendations: To State Legislatures
To State Departments of Education
To School Administrators
To the US Congress
To the US Department of Education
Acknowledgments.

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