Sexual Orientation and School Policy

Ian K. Macgillivray is assistant professor of curriculum and foundations of education at James Madison University. To visit his website, go to: www.sexualorientationschoolpolicy.com

• Part 1 ForewordPart 2 ForewordPart 3 I: Implementing School Nondiscrimination Policy that Includes Sexual Orientation: A Case Study in School and Community PoliticsChapter 4 1 In the BeginningChapter 5 2 A History of the Two PoliciesChapter 6 3 Strategies Employed by the High Plains Safe Schools Coalition to Build Community and District SupportChapter 7 4 Lessons from the Case of High PlainsChapter 8 5 Suggestions for Other School Districts and Safe Schools CoalitionsPart 9 II: Understanding Moral Conservative Opposition to School Policies that Include Sexual OrientationChapter 10 6 Opposition to Educational ChangeChapter 11 7 How the Various Sides in the Debate Make Meaning of the PoliciesChapter 12 8 Why the Various Sides Support or Oppose the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in the PoliciesChapter 13 9 Conclusions: How to Evaluate the Competing Claims of Violations of RightsPart 14 Epilogue: My reflections on Doing this ResearchPart 15 Appendix A: On the Making ofSexual Orientation and School PolicyPart 16 Appendix B: Methods of Data AnalysisPart 17 Appendix C: Validity and ReliabilityPart 18 Appendix D: HPSD's Nondiscrimination PolicyPart 19 Appendix E: Diversity Goal Statement with Beliefs from Strategic PlanPart 20 Appendix F: Associated Regulations that Support the Nondiscrimination PolicyPart 21 BibliographyPart 22 About the Author

An experiential and practical guide to the problematic and politicized situation when educators attempt to create schools not only free of anti-gay violence, but schools where GLBTIQ students are valued equally with heterosexual students.