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Title: Teachers told to avoid using homophobic terms
Post by: Natasha on April 16, 2008, 05:58:00 PM
Post by: Natasha on April 16, 2008, 05:58:00 PM
Teachers told to avoid using homophobic terms
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23553086-5008620,00.html
4/16/2008
""Happy families come in all shapes and sizes," he said.
"We value diversity and include everyone in the life of the school ... meeting the bare legal requirement is not enough.
"Public education has a responsibility to include ... to strive to make all feel welcome."
Mr Coutts-Trotter said he was aware some teenagers felt, "lonely and abandoned as they come to terms with their sexuality".
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23553086-5008620,00.html
4/16/2008
""Happy families come in all shapes and sizes," he said.
"We value diversity and include everyone in the life of the school ... meeting the bare legal requirement is not enough.
"Public education has a responsibility to include ... to strive to make all feel welcome."
Mr Coutts-Trotter said he was aware some teenagers felt, "lonely and abandoned as they come to terms with their sexuality".