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 and harassment. After the training you should feel confident and eager to develop a safe schools program in your community.

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 strong 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 you can implement in your 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 one-day training participants 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 continue to receive updated information, ideas, solutions for common problems, and resources.

Call or e-mail Mekina Morgan at (202) 467-8180 ext. 212 or mmorgan@pflag.org to arrange a training for your chapter.