School daze
Back-to-school tips for LGBTQ parents Back-to-school time can be daunting for any parent, as we leave our children to the care of others and subject to peer circles that we can’t fully control.
LGBTQ parents may have particular concerns, too, about how welcoming and inclusive the administration, teachers, coaches and students will be to our children, especially in states with school-related anti-LGBTQ laws.
I’m not here to tell you it will all be fine, because I can’t make such guarantees. But I will offer some advice based on seeing my son through 12 years of public school and into college.
Remember that much education happens at home — perhaps not in the academic subjects (although some of us parents can contribute here, too), but definitely in the core lessons about values and ethics.
