linkThe Safe Place to Learn Act (AB 394), co-sponsored by Equality California (EQCA) and Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE), clarifies the minimum steps school districts must take to meet California's anti-discrimination standards. LGBT youth in California continue to face harassment and discrimination at school despite state laws that went into effect more than seven years ago protecting students from bias based on their gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, nationality, religion and disability.
"Thousands of youth silently suffer as they are bullied, ridiculed and betrayed at school, a place where every student should feel respected and protected," Assemblymember Levine said.
