Thursday, August 20, 7:00PM
First United Methodist Church, Parlor
1421 Spruce St., Boulder
This is our Back-To-School program which will help us to understand how our schools are meeting the needs of LGBTQ students. Andre Lanier, Director of Institutional Equity for the Boulder Valley Schools will talk to us about current staff trainings and progress made to integrate transgender students into comfortable school settings. He will be joined by four high school students and recent graduates from Boulder Valley and St. Vrain School Districts to share their personal experiences in dealing with issues and finding acceptance or lack thereof.
Did you know that one student from Niwot High School, Marley Hamrick, when she realized that there was no inclusion of sexual orientation and gender expression/identity in the St.Vrain School District’s non-discrimination policy revised their policy and got it approved by the Board of Education last year? Marley and our new PFLAG youth board member, Maria Delmonico, who attends Longmont High School, want to help start a St. Vrain Safe Schools Coalition this summer. They are looking for parents, teachers, LGBTQ persons who live in that school district to join them in effecting much needed change in school climate. Contact JeanInBldr@comcast.net if you are interested in attending a preliminary meeting in August to support these students’ efforts.
NOTE a permanent change in schedule: Newcomers and those needing support should plan to stay after the program to meet in a confidential setting at 8:30p.m. Please note this change in format approved by the PFLAG Board at their annual retreat.
