Student safety

As educators, it is our duty to fight for our students -- now more than ever.

We've compiled a list of resources to help you teach, talk to and advocate for students of all backgrounds.

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Racism and bias

Unite Against Hate (NEA EdJustice)
Share My Lesson racism collection (AFT)
5 Key Anti-Racism Resources for Teachers (Chalkbeat)
Teaching Tolerance website

DACA

AFT guidance
NEA guidance
What Do I Need to Know if the DACA Program Ends? (Immigrant Legal Resource Center)
Here to Stay website
Urge Congress to pass the Dream Act

Immigration/refugee students

Immigration Q&A for Minnesota Educators (EdMN)
After an Immigration Raid: Information for Schools (Colorin Colorado)
Share My Lesson immigration collection (AFT)
Know Your Rights: Information for Students and Families (AFT)
DREAM Educational Empowerment Program
FAQs for Educators on Immigrant Students (ACLU)
Suppoting Refugee Students: Tips for Educators (NASP)
Ways Teachers Can Help Refugee Students (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
NEA immigration resources
NEA EdJustice immigration resources
Teaching human rights (The Advocates for Human Rights)

Bullying and harassment

Share My Lesson LGBTQ bullying collection (AFT)
After the Election: Ways to Help Students (AFT)
Share My Lesson social justice issues collection (AFT)
Five Ways to Help Students in Trauma (Edutopia)
Reporting student discrimination or harassment (NEA)
Stopbullying.gov
After the Election: Ideas for ELL Teachers (Colorin Colorado)
Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide (Southern Poverty Law Center)
CDC Featured Topic: Bullying Research

Transgender students

Creating a Safe and Inclusive Classroom (AFT)
In Transition: A Guide to Support K-12 Transgender Students (NEA)
Legal Guidance on Transgender Student Rights (NEA)
Model transgender laws and policies (GLSEN)

Suicide prevention

Do you work in a school setting and have concerns about suicide among school-aged youth?

Check out a publication from the Center for Disease Control's Division of Violence Prevention, "The Relationship between Bullying and Suicide: What We Know and What it Means for Schools." This resource provides you and other school personnel with:

• The most current research findings about the relationship between bullying and suicide among school-aged youth.
• Action-oriented evidence-based suggestions to prevent and control bullying and suicide-related behavior in schools.

Included are relevant research findings reported in the Journal of Adolescent Health’s July 2013 Supplement, “Bullying and Suicide: A Public Health Approach."

More information:

• NAMI: Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs
• CDC: Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Minnesota
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255)