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UNITED STATES EUROPE THAILAND ONLINE AND FROM SCHOOL ON THE WAY TO AROUND SCHOOL AT SCHOOL SEXUAL VIOLENCE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE Sexual harassment Coercion SOCIAL VIOLENCE Rumours Exclusion Rape Destroying property Hitting BULLYING Intimidation Cyberbullying VERBAL VIOLENCE Teasing Insults Threats • 61.2% 51.2% 37.7% 29.8% I. Nature and Scope of Homophobic and Transphobic Violence Violence in educational settings is a global issue faced by all countries. Children who are LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex) - or are perceived to be - report a higher prevalence of violence than their peers, and feel unsafe at school. A large percentage of LGBTI young people around the world experience homophobic and transphobic violence at school. This is more likely to happen in school than at home, with friends, or in their community. 55% 68% 85% SCHOOL FAMILY COMMUNITY FRIENDS CIRCLE FOR EXAMPLE: LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER INTERSEX TYPES OF VIOLENCE Homophobic and transphobic violence is a form of gender-based violence that manifests in many ways. Homophobic and transphobic violence can occur in many different educational settings. II. Consequences for LGBTI Students This violence impacts LGBTI children and young people in many ways. They are more likely to: It may impact their physical and mental health, and cause: LGBT students are between two and five times more likely to think about or attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. MISS CLASS SKIP SCHOOL AVOID SCHOOL ACTIVITIES HAVE LOWER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DROP OUT ANXIETY FEAR STRESS LOSS OF CONFIDENCE LOW SELF-ESTEEM DEPRESSION ACADEMIC MENTAL III. Education Sector Response: How Can We End Homophobic and Transphobic Violence? Few countries have comprehensive education sector responses in place to prevent and address homophobic and transphobic violence in educational settings. The education sector has a responsibility to provide safe and inclusive learning environments that enable all children and young people access to quality education. The education sector’s response should be: - protect the human rights of all LGBTI students and those perceived not to conform to sexual or gender norms - address needs and experiences of all LGBTI students - involve LGBTI students in the design, implementation and evaluation Rights-based Learner-centred and inclusive Participatory - draw on scientific evidence and expert opinion Evidence-based - align with students’ actual and developmental age Age-appropriate - include all gender identities and challenge gender-related stereotypes Gender responsive and transformative - tailor to social, cultural and legal contexts Context-specific and culturally sensitive We need a comprehensive, WHOLE SCHOOL response that includes: play a role in ending homophobic and transphobic violence. This includes, but is not limited to: We ALL Education ministries Local education officials Schools Curriculum developers School nurses Teachers Students Parents Community Effective policies Relevant curricula and learning materials Training for school staff Support for students and families Strategic partnerships Monitoring and evaluation With support from Norway and The Netherlands For more information, see http://bit.ly/1OdMi3t Source: Out In The Open - Education sector responses to violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, © UNESCO, 2016 OUT IN THE OPEN Education sector responses to violence based onsexual orientation and gender identity/expression

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Page 1: OUT IN THE OPEN - UNESCO€¦ · STRESS LOSS OF CONFIDENCE LOW SELF-ESTEEM DEPRESSION ACADEMIC MENTAL III. ... OUT IN THE OPEN Education sector responses to violence based onsexual

UNITED STATESEUROPETHAILAND

ONLINEAND FROM SCHOOLON THE WAY TO AROUND SCHOOLAT SCHOOL

SEXUALVIOLENCE

PHYSICAL VIOLENCEPSYCHOLOGICAL

VIOLENCE

Sexual harassment

CoercionSOCIAL VIOLENCE

Rumours Exclusion Rape

Destroying property

Hitting

BULLYING IntimidationCyberbullying

VERBAL VIOLENCETeasing Insults

Threats

•

61.2%51.2%37.7%29.8%

I. Nature and Scope of Homophobic and Transphobic Violence

Violence in educational settings is a global issue faced by all countries. Children who are LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex) - or are perceived to be - report a higher prevalence of violence than their peers, and feel unsafe at school.

A large percentage of LGBTI young people around the world experience homophobic and transphobic violence at school.

This is more likely to happen in school than at home, with friends, or in their community.

55% 68% 85%

SCHOOLFAMILYCOMMUNITYFRIENDS CIRCLE

FOR EXAMPLE:

LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER INTERSEX

TYPES OF VIOLENCE

Homophobic and transphobic violence is a form of gender-based violence that manifests in many ways.

Homophobic and transphobic violence can occur in many different educational settings.

II. Consequences for LGBTI Students

This violence impacts LGBTI children and young people in many ways. They are more likely to:

It may impact their physical and mental health, and cause:

LGBT students are between two and five times more likely to think about or attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers.

MISS CLASS

SKIP SCHOOL

AVOID SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

HAVE LOWER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

DROP OUT

ANXIETY

FEAR

STRESS

LOSS OF CONFIDENCE

LOW SELF-ESTEEM

DEPRESSION

ACADEMIC

MENTAL

III. Education Sector Response:

How Can We End Homophobic and Transphobic Violence?

Few countries have comprehensive education sector responses in place to prevent and address homophobic and transphobic violence in educational settings.

The education sector has a responsibility to provide safe and inclusive learning environments that enable all children and young people access to quality education.

The education sector’s response should be:

- protect the human rights of all LGBTI students and those perceived not to conform to sexual or gender norms

- address needs and experiences of all LGBTI students

- involve LGBTI students in the design, implementation and evaluation

Rights-based

Learner-centred and inclusive

Participatory

- draw on scientific evidence and expert opinionEvidence-based

- align with students’ actual and developmental ageAge-appropriate

- include all gender identities and challenge gender-related stereotypesGender responsive and transformative

- tailor to social, cultural and legal contextsContext-specific and culturally sensitive

We need a comprehensive, WHOLE SCHOOL response that includes: