DigitalCommons@UM Carey Law

"Protecting Our Children: A Critical Look at LGBT Youth and Anti-Bullying Policy" addresses bullying policy as it relates to LGBT youth and the school system. The first panel discusses the meaning of bullying for LGBT youth in the context of schools as well as the recent trends in severity and type of bullying aimed at this population of students. The second panel analyzes the current policies, and lack thereof, that protect LGBT students in schools. Additionally, the panelists examined whether other types of protective actions can and do take place on behalf of LGBT youth at school. The third panel addresses the viability of such policies and actions. Moreover, the panelists spoke to the likelihood and type of potential future changes in policy.