Fall 2015
Committee:
Equitable Practices Committee
Whereas transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming students struggle in school with being respected and protected equally by faculty with 61% reporting harassment, assault, or expulsion because they are transgender or gender non-conforming, as reported in Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey by National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and
Whereas there is a lack of education and awareness about how to approach gender and sexuality,
Resolved the Student Senate of California Community Colleges, in accordance with the California Education Code Section 66030, work to create an educationally equitable environment for students of all gender identities by proposing a sensitivity training program for all employees of California community colleges and,
Resolved this training program encompasses gender sensitivity training and,
Resolved the Student Senate of California Community Colleges consults with multiple gender identity support organizations, such as the National Center for Transgender Equality, in the development of this program.
Citation: Grant, Jaime M., Lisa A. Mottet, Justin Tanis, Jack Harrison, Jody L. Herman, and Mara Keisling (2011). Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. Retrieved from http://www.thetaskforce.org/static_html/downloads/reports/reports/ntds_full.pdf
Whereas there is a lack of education and awareness about how to approach gender and sexuality,
Resolved the Student Senate of California Community Colleges, in accordance with the California Education Code Section 66030, work to create an educationally equitable environment for students of all gender identities by proposing a sensitivity training program for all employees of California community colleges and,
Resolved this training program encompasses gender sensitivity training and,
Resolved the Student Senate of California Community Colleges consults with multiple gender identity support organizations, such as the National Center for Transgender Equality, in the development of this program.
Citation: Grant, Jaime M., Lisa A. Mottet, Justin Tanis, Jack Harrison, Jody L. Herman, and Mara Keisling (2011). Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. Retrieved from http://www.thetaskforce.org/static_html/downloads/reports/reports/ntds_full.pdf
Status
Ongoing