L.A. Schools Won't Tolerate Antigay Bullying

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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Neal Broverman

September 14 2011 2:30 PM EST

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The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest district in the nation, has strengthened their LGBT-positive policies.

On Tuesday, the LAUSD board passed a resolution that states school staff need to intervene when they see acts of antigay bias or harassment. The action also reiterates that Los Angeles schools teach the contributions of gays and lesbians by, "promoting positive images of LGBT people and making age-appropriate LGBT curriculum available in elementary and secondary schools." Read more here.

Los Angeles schools already teach some aspects of LGBT history; the entire state of California passed an act that mandates all the state's public schools teach of the positive contributions of LGBT people. Conservative groups hope to repeal the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful) Education Act at the ballot box next year.