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For Educators | K-12
About the Mini-Lesson
All students deserve to feel safe, included and treated equitably in their school community. Unfortunately, many do not. A study of high school youth found that 38% experienced identity-based bullying (Galán et al., 2021), or bullying related to an aspect of their identity such as race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or physical appearance.
In this mini-lesson, you will explore insights from young people about their experiences with bias and what educators can do to help. Then, you will reflect on your school community and develop an action plan for addressing identity-based bullying.
Essential Questions
The mini-lesson will explore these key questions:
- How do bias and identity-based bullying show up in schools?
- What can educators learn from listening to young people?
- How can educators make schools more safe, equitable and inclusive?
Length
20 minutes. Move at your own pace, pausing and resuming as needed.
Requirements
Be sure you have audio capability to hear voice over explanations.
Collection
This mini-lesson is part of a collection of resources developed in partnership with Choose Kindness Project Initiative and the Human Rights Campaign's Welcoming Schools. These resources can be used together or separately.
Video
Watch Centering Youth Voices: Addressing Identity-Based Bullying. Students explore examples based on young people’s real-life experiences of identity-based bullying and identify ways that their school can address and reduce this type of bullying.
Discussion Guide
After watching the video, use this discussion guide to delve deeper into the young people's stories and their proposed solutions for making their schools safe, inclusive and equitable for all.