“The reality is that LGBTQ+ students are playing an important role in shifting local and state policies by lifting up their experiences and making their presence felt. Last week, trans and queer youth demonstrated the power of their voice at the Free Our Dreams Statewide Advocacy Days in Sacramento where they called attention to several statewide bills, including the Pupil Discipline bill (SB 607), which would prevent educators from suspending or expelling students based on “willful defiance”. The bill, which was seen as a measure to help stop the school-to-prison pipeline for LGBTQ+ youth, passed with a majority vote on the Senate floor that very same day.”
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