A school admistrator shar what he has learned by talkg to gay and lbian parents about their school experienc.
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I recently had the opportuny to speak wh gay and lbian parents about some of their experienc wh their children’s schools. Through the voic of gay and lbian parents, we n learn a lot about the steps we need to take orr to create more-clive school Documents, Databas, and CommunitnAsk yourself, “Can every type of parent or guardian fd a place for themselv my school’s documents, databas, and munitn? Regnizg that not all people have had close teractns wh out gay or lbian parents, they believe that some simple background rmatn and knowledge uld go a long way.
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