Equality Florida: Nation's fourth-largest school district adds gender identity protections

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Source: Miami Herald

Miami-Dade School District, the fourth largest in the nation, has added gender identity to their harassment and anti-bullying policy.

Equality Florida along with and members of our Miami-Dade Safe Schools Coalition have worked for more than a decade to expand these vital protections and Miami remained one of the few large Florida cities without such a policy, until now.

With this latest victory, 1.55 million students representing nearly 60% of Florida’s school population are now protected from bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity - ranking Florida fourth in the nation.

Read more: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/07/equality-florida-nations-fourth-largest-school-district-adds-gender-identity-protections.html

[UrbScotty]

1. K&R

[jberryhill]

2. It won't matter since FL is dismantling its public schools

...and replacing them with "online schools".

[alp227]

3. I guess that'll drive the funteamentalist families away and lessen hostility n/t

[Scurrilous]

4. K & R

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