KPMG: Cultivating Respect

Thanks for participating in Cultivating Respect: Making Schools Safer for ALL Children. On this page you’ll find a list of materials that correspond to the learning objectives in today’s session.

PFLAG National Resources:

PFLAG National: Cultivating Respect: Safe Schools for All Program
PFLAGers have spent decades on the front lines, fighting innumerable instances of bullying, harassment, and discrimination in our nation’s schools and communities.

Cultivating Repect: Top 10 Ways to Make Schools Safe
This publication was created to give you the tools and resources you need to make sure that all kids have access to education in a safe and supportive environment.

Other Data & Research:

GLSEN: From Teasing to Torment – School Climate Revisited
From Teasing to Torment compares 2005 and 2015 data to discuss the progress that has been to create more a more welcoming environment for LGBTQ students. In addition to details about the experiences of LGBTQ youth, it also provides a look at the current landscape of bias and peer victimization based on race/ethnicity, religion, body size, and ability.  

GLSEN: 2013 NationalSchool Climate Survey
GLSEN’s 8th biennial report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the in-school resources that support LGBT students’ well-being, the extent of the challenges that they face at school, and insights into many other aspects of LGBTQ students’ experiences.

stopbullying.gov
A federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Maryland Department of Education
A great working definition of the words bullying, harrassment, or intimidation for schools. 

National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.