Teachable Moments: Using Public Comments As An Opportunity to Educate Your School Board About LGBTQ+ Identity

Across the South and around the country, students, parents, and school employees are standing up at school board meetings to advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion. Often when we make these public comments, we are asking the school board to do something to increase LGBTQ+ inclusion at our school. This is our right and our responsibility. However, we sometimes forget that many school board members do not know enough about LGBTQ+ identity to make an informed decision about LGBTQ+ inclusion. We know that the more people know about who we are as LGBTQ+ people, the more likely they are to support us. That’s why the Supportive Schools team at Campaign for Southern Equality has created “Teachable Moments”; scripts for talking to your schoolboard about different aspects of LGBTQ+ identity. Check out the library below of different Teachable moments scripts you can adapt and use at your school board meeting.