Tuesday, October 4, 2022

CDC Allocated $85 Million For Grants Requiring Schools To Start Student-Led Clubs Supporting LGBT Youth

 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spent $85 million on a grant program requiring public schools to start Gay-Straight Alliances, public documents show.

According to the document, one of the required activities that schools cannot opt out of requires the implementation of student-led clubs supporting LGBT youth, usually known as Gay-Straight Alliances.

"To implement this activity, will first need to determine which schools have GSAs. LEA can then create and implement a plan for establishing GSAs in schools that do not already have them and strengthening GSAs in schools that do."

A second activity required of schools is that schools educate all their staff on how to support LGBT students.

One of the listed resources is titled "Gender Spectrum. Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools," and says that transgender students should be called by the pronouns they identify with, even if they fall outside the gender binary.

"LEA can develop sexual health instructional programs that incorporate LGBT individuals, history, and events into teaching materials. Such strategies have been shown to increase LGBT youth connectedness and feelings of inclusion with their peers and school community."

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has funded Program 1807 to improve the health and well-being of our nation's youth by working with education and health agencies and other organizations to reduce HIV, STDs, unintended teen pregnancy, and related risk behaviors among middle school and high school students," the CDC said.

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/cdc-allocated-85-million-for-grants-requiring-schools-to-start-student-led-clubs-supporting-lgbt/article_3784d282-18e7-11ed-af0b-a7db9311335d.html

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