Los Angeles Unified School District
Coordinator with the Office of Human Relations, Diversity & Equity at the Los Angeles Unified School District
PROFILE
Judy Chiasson
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FROM Judy Chiasson
Which Way, L.A.?
What Is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History? In July, Governor Brown signed a bill making California the first state in the nation to require lessons about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in public schools. Republicans who opposed the bill called it well intentioned but ill conceived. For better or worse, school districts are wrestling with how it should be implemented.
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