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Gender and Sexual Diversity in Schools

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This chapter introduces the reader to the variety of law and policy issues relating to gender and sexual diversity in schools. The focus is on laws at the federal level in both the United States and Canada and their impacts in the experiences of students, teachers, and families. A series of legal cases that have directly impacted the obligations of education professionals and schools are discussed.

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    Minnesota (1993); Rhode Island (1995, 2001); New Mexico (2003); California (1992, 2003); District of Columbia (1997, 2005); Illinois (2005); Maine (2005); Hawaii (1991, 2005, 2006); New Jersey (1992, 2006); Washington (2006); Iowa (2007); Oregon (2007); Vermont (1992, 2007); Colorado (2007); Wisconsin (1982); Massachusetts (1989); Connecticut (1991); New Hampshire (1997); Nevada (1999); Maryland (2001); New York (2002)

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  1. Dept. of Education, Concordia University, 1455 de Maissonneuve Blvd. W., LB 581, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8, Canada

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Meyer, E.J. (2010). Law and Policy Issues. In: Gender and Sexual Diversity in Schools. Explorations of Educational Purpose, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8559-7_5

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