(Massachusetts) comes out with new LGBTQ curriculum
Optional lessons will aim to reflect all students
Bay State schools will be able to try a new curriculum with LGBTQ-themed history, English and health this fall that proponents say is an effort to help all students see themselves reflected in classrooms.
The curriculum, developed by a team of teachers with Massachusetts Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students and the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth, will be released this summer.
It will feature lessons on the 1969 Stonewall Riots and writings by gay and lesbian authors such as Langston Hughes and Willa Cather.
It will also feature lessons like how Nick Carraway’s love for Jay Gatsby may have influenced themes in “The Great Gatsby.”
Jeff Perrotti, director of the Massachusetts Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students:
“Students need to see themselves reflected and see others who are different from themselves.
It is important that all students feel safe, valued and respected in school so they can be ready to learn.”
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/04/state_comes_out_with_new_lgbtq_curriculum
