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Section Two: When There's a Crisis
What Has Happened? A Latine student and an Asian student have an argument that escalates into screamed slurs and a physical scuffle, observed by more than 50 classmates. An opposing football team refuses to take the
August 27, 2012
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Speak Up
You’re walking the halls, staying connected, setting high expectations and embracing teachable moments. There’s one more important step. Speak up and out against injustice.
August 27, 2012
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Make the Most of Teachable Moments
Find moments that can be used for staff and classroom discussion. Focus the conversation on the kind of atmosphere you want at your school and how you can achieve that.
August 27, 2012
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Set High Expectations
Protect your school against hate, bias and bigotry by setting firm—and high—expectations early and often. And not just for students.
August 27, 2012
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Stay Current, Stay Connected
Know how students use social media, know how to monitor and set expectations around that usage and decide how to respond when these platforms are used to harm a student or target a group of students.
August 27, 2012
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Listen, Watch and Learn
Take notes. Identify patterns. Be the person who knows what’s really going on at your school.
August 27, 2012
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Section One: Before a Crisis Occurs
A school climate that encourages inclusion and promotes tolerance creates an atmosphere in which bias acts are less likely to gain momentum and more likely to be quickly and widely denounced.
August 27, 2012
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Hooray for LGBT Allies
After the Southern Poverty Law Center responded to a plea for help from students in Savannah, Tenn., we’re happy to report that students successfully wore pro-LGBT slogans at school last week without resistance and with mostly positive responses from classmates.
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Conflict Offers Perspective on Disputes
A couple of years ago, I had a run-in with a parent. He had developed the habit of coming into school before the end of the day, standing outside the door of our classroom and motioning impatiently for his son, Victor, to hurry up. When I requested that he wait outside the building for his son to be dismissed, he became irate, yelled at me and angrily pulled his son out of class.