LibGuides: Trans-Inclusive Education: Sample Policies

Sample Policies

Examples of policies and emerging practices for supporting transgender students
This source is from the US Department of Education, Office of Primary and Secondary Education. The 25 page document has a table of contents and cites dozens of state policies that are useful for further research. Each topic references another school’s policy to give context and provide an example. Topics include how to communicate with parents, how to make students comfortable in the classroom, and how to protect student privacy. There is a glossary of terminology as it’s used in school policies. This is helpful for suggesting language to use when creating a policy. This report is exhaustively researched and would be an excellent starting point for research

U.S. Department of Education: Examples of policies and emerging practices for
supporting transgender students. (2016, May).
Bending the mold: An action kit for transgender youth
Lambda Legal is civil rights organization that seeks equality for LGBT people through the legal system, advocacy, and education. They partnered with the the National Youth Advocacy Coalition to author this 35 page report. The kit is written for students but is a valuable resource for educators and administrators looking to improve their school's policy and culture towards trans students. The report includes a questionnaire that helps you assess your school on its trans-competency as well as a guide for cis people on how to be an ally to trans people. This would be an excellent resource to share with students who are looking for more ways to be involved and make change. The guide concludes with dozens of additional resources and relevant organizations.

Bending the Mold, An Action Kit for Transgender Students. (2008). Retrieved July 25, 2017, from Lambda Legal website: https://www.lambdalegal.org/sites/default/files/publications/downloads/btm_bending-the-mold_0.pdf
Comprehensive model policy on Transgender students for four year colleges and universities
This 15 page document by Trans Student Educational Resources is a comprehensive model of the kinds of trans-inclusive policies schools might enact. The authors offer suggestions for all aspects of student life from athletics, to insurance, to documentation. This source was written with the help of trans students and is valuable in that in reflects the needs of the trans community in their own words. The document offers clear and concrete proposals for policy, including sample language. This is an invaluable source for those hoping to create trans-inclusive policy at their institution. The guide is geared at four year colleges and universities but is applicable for a boarding high school environment.

Rubin, H., Erlick, E., Pan, L., Kerr, C., & Worrell, M. (Eds.). (n.d.). Comprehensive model policy on Transgender students for four-year colleges and universities. Retrieved July 24, 2017, from Trans Student Educational Resources websitee: http://www.transstudent.org/modelfouryearpolicy.pdf