In February, the Ontario government passed Bill 157: Keeping Our Kids Safe at School Act. There’s a lot of information contained within the bill (which you can learn more about here) but here are the major pieces:

It is now mandatory for  teachers, school staff, and administration (principles and vice-principles) to intervene in all forms of [...]

Researchers at Iowa State University just published a study that shows LGBTQ youth were more likely than their straight identified peers to be cyber bullied.
Cyber bullying is a term that describes the nastiness that goes on online, often through facebook, or blogs, or via chat. Rumors can be started and spread in minutes, humiliating photos [...]

Looking for something neat to put up on your blog or web page? Check out GLSEN’s ‘Think Before Your Speak’ campaign page for posters, web banners, etc.
My personal favorite? This one.

One of the great things about my job is that I get to go all over the province and talk to youth. I hear about what things are like for them in their schools, at home, and in their communities. One things I hear a lot, in big cities and small towns is that in [...]