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Safe Zone

Provides support and resources for GLBTQ students and their families.

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If you have any questions about Safe Zone, contact:

Janalee Barnard
(505) 855-9831

The APS Safe Zone is designed to provide GLBTQ students with a safe school environment and prove resources for students involved in the GLBTQ community.

The National Education Association published a report in 2009 on the status of GLBT people in education. Read the report >>

Obstacles

GLBTQ students face many barriers that could prevent them from feeling safe within their school environments:

  • Verbal and physical harassment
  • Bullying
  • Increased risk of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse
  • Increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions
  • Increased attendance issues and drop-out rates
  • Increased risk of homelessness

Resources

  • PFLAG Albuquerque: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) has an Albuquerque chapter dedicated to empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual persons -- and those who love them -- through outreach, personal support, and education. (Contact PFLAG Albuquerque at 873-7373.)
  • ACLU Youth & Schools Work: The ACLU Youth and Schools are working to make public schools safe and bias-free for LGBT students, defending their free speech in school, and working to help students start gay-straight alliance clubs.
  • The Human Rights Campaign: HRC is the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization.
  • Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network: GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
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