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We must have an urgency to close the achievement gap.  This requires teachers to know the English language development and provide support and scaffolds to assist students.  Also, teachers should expose ELL students to academic vocabulary and frontload them with information before beginning a lesson.

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We must provide students with a free an appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment.  Also, we must follow accommodations outlined in a students IEP.

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We must be cautious of the messages that we are sending to students.  (i.e. Girl's Life v. Boy's Life) We must name and discuss stereotypes, and help students develop a growth mindset so they know they can accomplish anything they put their mind to.

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We must provide a safe environment where students feel that they can be themselves.  We should NEVER be silent about bullying of LGBT students, but rather establish a welcoming school culture where each member is valued and respected.

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We must never ignore "stereotypical" comments.  Rather, we should be an advocate for all students by recognizing struggles, listening to students, showing empathy, and modeling acceptance.

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Ensure that communication sent to families is in their native language.  Eliminate the "sink or swim" mentality.  Provide support to students to bridge academic gaps in language and literacy.

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Set high expectations for all students.  remember that students should not be defined by their disability.  Know the law with regard to disabilities and participate actively in IEP meetings.  Ensure that staff understand our  legal responsibilities.

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Provide support for family and student with home language. Be active and vocal when discussing strategies for ELs. Create a welcoming environment that is culturally diverse. and supportive for students and their families. Provide language support in literacy (writing, speaking, reading, and listening ) in English. Provide quality work that has relevance to students. Respect the silent period. All newcomers will go through a silent period which varies from student to student.

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Provide support for students and families, ensure communications sent home are available in native languages, provide culturally rich experiences, encourage students to be involved in their education.

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Provide support for students and families, ensure communications sent home are available in native languages, provide culturally rich experiences, encourage students to be involved in their education.

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Be aware of text types that promote stereotypes.  Seek texts that highlight individuals that counteract stereotypical roles.  Watch how we communicate gender roles.  Create equal opportunities for all genders.

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Active participants in IEP meetings, advocates for parents and students ensuring they understand the language used in IEP meetings, understand all differences and ensure staff are aware of following IEP goals

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Active participants in IEP meetings, advocates for parents and students ensuring they understand the language used in IEP meetings, understand all differences and ensure staff are aware of following IEP goals

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Highlight positive role models.  Address personal bias of staff.  Stress that personal views are irrelevant and we must do what is best for students.  Create a positive and accepting school culture.

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Provide a variety of texts that highlight individuals in non-stereotypical roles, be aware of our own perceptions and how we portray male and female roles.

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Provide a variety of texts that highlight individuals in non-stereotypical roles, be aware of our own perceptions and how we portray male and female roles.

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Be active and vocal when participating IEP meetings. Be sure to be an advocate for the student and parent. Be sure teachers are differentiating and scaffolding to meet the needs of the students' success in classrooms. Be sure to honor students' accommodations. Provide interventions in order to close gaps or make curriculum attainable for Students with Disabilities.  Communicate with case manger needs and strategies.

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be an advocate for students, highlight positive role models, educating teachers and staff on being more inclusive, be aware of personal biases

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be an advocate for students, highlight positive role models, educating teachers and staff on being more inclusive, be aware of personal biases

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Define and identify stereotypes . Highlight those breaking the stereotypical barriers. Do not define students based on their gender. Have pictures/read books about characters breaking stereotypes. For example, in my county one of our diesel bus mechanics is a woman. She is breaking stereotypical barriers.

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Create a safe environment of acceptance where all students can be themselves without ridicule. Books should represent all characters in which all students can identify.

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Ensure the curriculum and school campus reflects the diverse student population.

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Be present and involved in IEP meeting and not just there to take notes. Push back and have uncomfortable conversations when you think students needs are not being met.

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Be attentive to students and create an inclusive environment where bullying others is not tolerated.  Address issues as soon as they happen. Create a safe zone making students comfortable to confide in you. Get to the bottom of the underlying issues.

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Have a safe bathroom and changing area for children who do not identify with their birth gender. Allow students to choose their pronouns while in school.

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Provide staff development and meaningful discussion to ensure teachers and staff are more aware of bullying, provide character education for students

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Pay attention, be empathetic.  Create a nurturing and accepting school culture. Provide professional development to train staff to recognize and address bullying.

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Create a climate of acceptance and inclusivity in the school. Value all students and ensure students with LGBTQ are represented in the curriculum.

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Create a climate of acceptance not tolerance in the school. Take all reports of bullying seriously and train staff on how to spot bullying that may not stand out.

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Make families feel welcome and a part of the school community with communication and parent meetings in the native language of the family

Provide professional development for teachers on  differentiation and scaffolding of classroom instruction

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Be an active participant in IEP meetings and understand

the differences between all categories of disabilities,

accommodations, and modifications available for students

to

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the curriculum

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Talk to students about stereotypes, help them recognize

the potential threat and ways to avoid the pitfalls

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Establish a school culture that feels safe and supportive of all students including transgender and agender. Use material and resources that show individuals of different sexual orientations as role models and positive leaders. Be an advocate and supporter for students who struggle by listening, empowering, and helping. Provide PD for staff to identify personal bias, educate about sexual orientation, and set expectations for school setting.

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Create opportunities for differences to be taught about and understanding to occur  - character education/bullying prevention programs

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Provide consistent quality programs for ELL students so they can gain mastery and create an inclusive culture to better support them academically and emotionally.

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Provide support and treat all students as individuals. Understand the difference in disability labels so that as a leader you can  be aware of bias in IEP meetings

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Address the needs of male and female students and identify the successes of both genders to promote equity

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Create an open culture that is responsive to everyone's needs. There should be professional development and visual around the school that students can identify with

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Provide professional development for all faculty and staff. Address bullying with programs for students . Make students aware of the dangers, consequences, and where they can find support. Create policy and prevention programs that speak to your students

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Create a sense of urgency to meet their needs. Have an explicit approach to meet their needs. Provide language, literacy and academic support to bridge the gaps. Support home language development. Provide rigor, relevance, and relationships with caring adults. Provide supprt and integration. Advocate for ELs. Learn about and educate your staff in EL development. Help develop academic vocabulary. Create a comfortable environment for students and parents. Monitor student assessment results. Support collaboration and coteaching.

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Set high expectations and the tone within the building. Advocate for our students. Listen and learn about their disabilities and needs. Be aware of bias. Seek out PD for teachers to help provide them with resources needed to meet student's needs. Ensure all IEP's are being met and every student has a FAPE and is in the least restrictive learning environment.

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Educated students and parents on stereotypes. Allow students to cope with failure.  Address the needs of both males and females. Highlight accomplishments of both genders. Provide role models for both genders. Be aware of the resources (books, magazines, articles, etc.) that we are exposing our students to.

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Provide safe environment for all students including transgender. Highlight famous transgender individuals. Establish a Gay-Straight Alliance or a club. Advocate for students who struggle. Provide PD for staff to identify personal bias and create safe learning environment. Build positive school culture.

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Create a policy for your school. Provide professional development for your staff to educate them on the various forms of bullying, how to address, and on the school policy. Ensure you are education ALL staff members. Not just the teachers. Educate your students on bullying. Promote a bully-free school culture. ALWAYS take action. Make sure all students understand the policy and repercussions. Have a safe way for students to also report bullying. Maximize adult supervision as much as possible and in all areas of the school. When needed, have counselors create support groups for students. Also consider bringing in other resources from outside of school. Educate parents on warning signs of bullying. Create a clear process for investigation. Have a safety plan for students who are being bullied or who have reported being bullying.

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Education is key. Know that English Learners are not just Latinx. They come from all parts of the world. Provide books that represent all different types of cultures and if possible in different languages. Also, English Learners are not unintelligent and have lots to offer. Also, provide them with opportunities to share their culture with their classmates. Education is key!

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Provide opportunities for students to show their strength and what they are able to do. Create a school culture that focuses on growth mindset, acceptance, and caring.

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Again, education is key. Create a school culture that is welcoming of ALL students. Provide opportunities for students to explore and read about careers outside of the stereotypical role restrictions placed on men and women. Be respectful of how students want to identify themselves in regards to gender.

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We need to eliminate barriers to learning the curriculum. There must be a sense of urgency, language, literacy, and academic supports to bridge the achievement gaps. We need to eliminate the sink or swim mentality. We need to help develop academic vocabulary, We need to make sure families are welcome and and that communication in parent language is available. We need provide professional development to the teachers.

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High expectations, advocate, students as individuals, and listen and learn about unique learning. Be active participants in IEP meetings. We need to know the law, understand it, and understand implicit bias.

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Allow wait time, talk about stereotypes, help students cope with failure, ensure displays are represententative of inclusitivity, and help students prepare for media messages and biases. Look at our books and options for reading in the classroom and make sure that is not gender-biased.

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We need to be advocates and not silent bystanders.

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We can use the 20 questions parents ask principals as strategies for bullying. I also think relationship building activities and restorative justice circles have been helpful in my classroom.

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Most of my posts are going to sound the same but education is key. Provide a school culture that is welcoming for ALL students. Provide a safe space for students to go to if they need it and be respectful of what students want to be called and identify as.

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PD for teachers is important but also take every issue seriously. If a student perceives that are being bullied or feels unsafe and threatened at school it is serious. Not child should feel that way. Also, provide a safe space or zone for students to go and talk with a trusted adult if they don't feel safe. It is not just the school counselor's job to be a a trusted adult students can talk to. It is every adults job in the school building to be  a trusted an adult students can talk to.

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Allow culturally relevant experiences such as guest speakers or field trips to diverse locations.

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Remain mindful of the subtle suggestions that are found throughout the school in regards to what is culturally expected of individuals belonging to certain gender groups.

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Provide appropriate PD on the use of morning meetings and restorative justice for social emotional learning to ensure students have opportunities to analyze and discuss scenarios which could occur on any day. Students and teachers will both better understand how to implement conflict resolution.
Emphasizing the importance of differences and adopting an inclusive attitude to decrease bullying.

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Talk to students about stereotypes and allow them to assess their implicit bias against various groups and genders

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Support students home language development - students should never be meant to feel less or different because of their ability and knowledge of another language that is not considered the "standard" or "common" language.

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Make families feel welcome and a part of the school community with communication and parent meetings in the native language of the family. Students should not have to translate for their families. Provide a translator and create culturally diverse events.

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Know the law!

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Establish a school culture that is welcoming and accepting of all students.

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Create a mentor program for students - specifically for females with stereotypical male dominated careers and for males with stereotypical dominated careers.

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Listen and learn about the unique needs of each student and their disability.  Understand that each student presents a unique set of needs.  Ensure these students are in the least restrictive environment to modify to their needs.

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Administrators should not be silent when they see targeted behaviors towards students with different sexual orientations.

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Students participate in lessons around digital citizenship. Teacher teach lessons on cyberbullying as a fundamental part of the schools bullying anti-bullying program.

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Create a bullying prevention program and provide continued PD on this topic with ALL staff members. This type of PD should be mandatory for custodians, cafe workers, office staff, support staff, administrative staff, and teachers.

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provide support in home language development

Make sure communication is being understood (translate permission forms, newsletters, etc)

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What are the board policies regarding students with disabilities in your county?

Remember each student is an individual, more than his/her disability.

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Provide role models and mentors for both males and females

Highlight accomplishments from both genders

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Show empathy and never ignore inappropriate or stereotypical comments

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Create a school climate that is openly discussing diversity and difference and places value on the respect for ALL!

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Make sure lessons are adapted in every classroom to meet the needs of all students.

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Provide students with literature so they'll have a better understanding of gender and the role it plays in society.

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East Surry, the school I will be interning , has started a Gay Straight Alliance Club. It is a safe space for students to share their feelings and come together.

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Being visible in the school and making sure the teachers are visible as well. Especially at times when the risk of bullying is the highest. (recess, lunch, break etc.) Also, ensuring our students are getting educated on the harmful effects of bullying on everyone.

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--Open dialogue about gender stereotypes that are present in media (commericals, social media, movies, etc.), literature, and art and their effects on students
--School and classroom culture of acceptance and inclusion

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--Include families and community
--Work with ESL teachers to help understand and implement strategies to help students learn
--Include home languages and culture in classroom

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Both students and teachers need more training on what bullying looks like and how to interfere and step out of the bystander role

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--Make sure IEPs are met
--Work closely with co-teachers to meet the individual needs of students
--Use a variety of teaching and assessment methods to reach all learners

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Make sure to include families in school activities, providing interpreters and resources in their home language so that they feel connected to their child's education.

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Don't be afraid to talk about this when appropriate. In other words, don't skirt around the issue, but rather give students the support they need while figuring this out and afterwards. Be on alert for any bullying that may be occurring and address it immediately.

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Empower families in the education process (i.e. have secretary that can speak Spanish)
Provide EC teacher support in the classroom
Set high expectations of students and teachers - no stereotypical excuses

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Follow IEPs to the letter
Work to accommodate least restrictive environment
Students should not be defined by their disability
Listen and learn unique needs of each student
Proactive teaching measures to counter stereotypes

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Be aware of subtle messages speaking to girls and boys (i.e. magazines).
Talk to students about stereotypes
Growth mindset teaching
Culturally inclusive displays

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I think we need to make sure we are better informed on how to recognize, report, and prevent bullying.  It is important as educators we know are responsibility for reporting bullying recognize signs of bullying among the students in our building.  

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I think we need to make sure we are better informed on how to recognize, report, and prevent bullying.  It is important as educators we know are responsibility for reporting bullying recognize signs of bullying among the students in our building.  

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Melissa Winant

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Begin with a safe school culture. If a school is not culturally proficient in regards to bullying, it will be difficult to be culturally proficient in regards to sexual orientation. Begin also with listening and learning. Educating students and staff will help create a more welcoming school culture. Consider the establishment of a gay-straight alliance. Create a climate of acceptance, affirming the dignity of students. Clear policies against harmful slurs are a must.

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I think we need to be aware of the many languages of our students.  In many experiences I find English and Spanish is much of what is offered to our students.  We need to know how to provide relevant material to students in whatever language they speak.  We need to give them time to learn (read and write) in that language and we need to have resources available to communicate with families in their native language.

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I think we need to be aware of the many languages of our students.  In many experiences I find English and Spanish is much of what is offered to our students.  We need to know how to provide relevant material to students in whatever language they speak.  We need to give them time to learn (read and write) in that language and we need to have resources available to communicate with families in their native language.

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Melissa Winant

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Create environments in schools where this is a safe topic of discussion.  Allow for students to ask questions and build a repertoire of resources to allow students to learn more about their questions.  Make sure the environment does not single students out, but instead includes all students with an opportunity to learn about what they may already know or not know. 

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Create environments in schools where this is a safe topic of discussion.  Allow for students to ask questions and build a repertoire of resources to allow students to learn more about their questions.  Make sure the environment does not single students out, but instead includes all students with an opportunity to learn about what they may already know or not know. 

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Melissa Winant

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Allow students to determine how they will be identified. Give them the autonomy to use their name of choice whether that be male, female, or gender neutral.

Melissa Winant

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Make sure modifications and accommodations are in the best interest of the student, not just about what teachers and schools are most comfortable with.

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Make sure modifications and accommodations are in the best interest of the student, not just about what teachers and schools are most comfortable with.

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Melissa Winant

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I think being proactive is a high priority. Teaching students and parents how to identify, intervene, and/or report out in bullying situations will help create a positive culture. There are other strategies: teaching social emotional learning, posting bullying-prevention pathways online, develop student safety and student respectful behavior plans, outline consequences, increase supervision in areas where students are reporting bullying, assigned seating on buses when necessary, etc.

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Support home language development by providing supplementary materials and home visits.

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Be aware of your own implicit bias as well as the implicit bias of teachers. 

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Be aware of your own implicit bias as well as the implicit bias of teachers. 

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Conduct sensitivity training for staff.

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Develop a student safety plan for the bullied and a student respectful plan for the bully.

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Be visible, make sure staff is visible (between class changes, lunch, break, etc.), and have a zero tolerance policy for bullying. 

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Be visible, make sure staff is visible (between class changes, lunch, break, etc.), and have a zero tolerance policy for bullying. 

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Include families in school activities and provide opportunities for them to be included. 

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Include families in school activities and provide opportunities for them to be included. 

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Become comfortable and familiar about sexual orientation and step out and do not be afraid to have those conversations. 

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Become comfortable and familiar about sexual orientation and step out and do not be afraid to have those conversations. 

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Ensure that all students are receiving the accommodations necessary for them to grow and be successful. 

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Ensure that all students are receiving the accommodations necessary for them to grow and be successful. 

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-Be open and have conversations with students about gender stereotypes.

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-Be open and have conversations with students about gender stereotypes.

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-Provide resources (books, posters, lessons, etc.) that portray gender neutrality.

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Respect all students, regardless of their ability, providing resources that support them and show that they are an important part of the school community.

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Respect all students, regardless of their ability, providing resources that support them and show that they are an important part of the school community.

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Beth Roberts