The goal of the PFLAG Safe Schools Cultivating Respect program is to train and certify our members to go directly into schools with community resources, training for the entire staff, model policy and creative programs that address bullying in a comprehensive and effective manner. After the training you should feel confident and eager to develop a safe schools program in your community.

PFLAG launched our Safe Schools program - Our House to the School House- in 2000. Our new version, Safe Schools Cultivating Respect continues the tradition of pairing PFLAG community activists and leaders with proven strategies to improve school environments.

The training consists of:

• Learning to tell our story in an effective and appropriate way depending on the audience.
• Using statistics and current events to build a stronger case.
• Skill building on language, policy and problem solving in a school environment.
• Understanding the different access points in a school that you can leverage.
• Training on 3 specific programs that can implement in their school community.

PFLAG chapters that are interested in hosting training must:

• Secure a location for the training.
• Register a minimum of 15 people to attend the training.
• Provide a lunch for those attending the training (they can charge participants to cover this cost).

Once a chapter has committed to host training:

• Participants will receive a pre-work packet with relevant state and local information as well as materials about what students are facing in school.
• At the end of the one-day training they will receive a binder with all the training materials, modules detailing how to implement the programs that were presented, and a copy of the new safe schools booklet.
• After the training, participants will be added to a PFLAG Google list serve that will be used to update information, brainstorm ideas, problem solve and build resources among the participants.

Call or email Elizabeth Fregiato at (202) 467-8180  or efregiato@pflag.org to arrange a training.