Gloria Bill to Require Annual Teacher, Staff Training on How to Better Support LGBTQ Students
SAN DIEGO, CA – With half of California’s LGBTQ youth reporting being teased or bullied at school because of their sexual orientation, California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, and Equality California are teaming up to say: enough is enough. At a press conference held today at San Diego High School, Assemblymember Gloria announced the introduction of AB 493: the Safe and Supportive Schools Act of 2019 – legislation to require California schools provide annual teacher and staff training on how to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students both at school and in their local community.