State of Washington to require LGBT+ history to be taught in schools

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https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/what-to-know-about-was-law-requiring-lgbtq-history-in-public-schools/



Yes!

[70sEraVet]

1. Amazing what a little education can do!

In schools where students learned about LGBTQ+ people, history and events, LGBTQ+ students were less likely to hear homophobic or transphobic remarks and less likely to miss school because they felt unsafe, according to a 2021 national survey from GLSEN, an LGBTQ+ education advocacy group. Those students also had better mental health and academic performance, the survey found.

Additionally, LGBTQ+ middle and high school students who learned about LGBTQ+ history or people in class reported lower rates of suicide attempts in the last year, according to a 2023 study from the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth.

(Same article)

[cbabe]

2. Funding? Indigenous curriculum required but funding not allocated. So it wasn't widely implemented.

[Chi67]

3. This is great!

It should indeed be required. Kids deserve to learn history- all of it.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. this . all of it .

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4. love it.