Teachers Taught to Combat Homophobia
Student actors are part of program to control classroom conduct
April 25, 2012
Actor John Bezark as Ron, a closeted gay student, part of a program which uses live theater to train teachers to counteract homophobia in schools.
In 2010, violent crimes against gay, lesbian and transgendered people were up 13 percent over the previous year. Murders increased by 23 percent, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects.
The problem can start as early as elementary school, but teachers who witness sexual bias in the classroom are often unsure of how, or whether, to intervene.
To heIp them figure it out, a non-profit group in Los Angeles uses live theater to train teachers to counteract homophobia in schools.
The instructor training program begins with a staged scene. High school actors, playing high school students, walk into their English class talking about a teen who was beaten up the day before.
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A student actor shares his characters reactions with participants. Skyler Jackson (R-standing) leads the Creating Bias-Free Classrooms teacher training.
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