The Last Closet Combating Homophobia in Schools
In this DVD, Dan Woog, author, high school varsity soccer coach at Staples High School in Westport Connecticut and a gay man explores the issues of bullying involving gay and lesbian students at all levels of schools. He begins with the need for school administrators, teachers and parents to recognize and confront the problem. He explains the different characteristics of bullying, harassment and teasing that gay and lesbian students encounter and how to identify bullying at all levels. He describes who bullies and the victims; traditional bullying v. cyber bullying; what courts and legislators say about schools' responsibilities; what school personnel need to do; and much more.
DVD Presenter Dan Woog is a journalist, educator, soccer coach and gay activist. His articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and USA Today. His gay sports column, "The OutField," is distributed nationally by Q Syndicate. He is the author of 16 books.
"Every school administrator and teacher should see this DVD. It is excellent. Your school will be a better place."
Henry Quinlan - Publisher
What you'll learn:
- Gay and lesbian students are in every school in America
- How to train staff to recognize bullying and bullied students
- Bullying of gay and lesbian students is often invisible
- The proper teacher reaction to gay and lesbian bullying
- How to create anti-bullying programs
- Resources for teachers, administrators and parents
- Helping the students who is perceived to be but is not
- Mentoring victims AND bullies at all levels
- How to watch out for instances of bullying
- Potential liability issues for school districts
- Best practices for schools for dealing with gay and lesbian bullying
- Differences between bulling, teasing and harassment in person and online
- Prevention of bullying of gay and lesbian students and all bullying makes for an excellent educational environment
DVD Price: $85.00
No. B106
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