Build a Curriculum that Includes Everyone
@article{McGarry2013BuildAC,
title={Build a Curriculum that Includes Everyone},
author={Robert McGarry},
journal={Phi Delta Kappan Magazine},
year={2013},
volume={94},
pages={27 - 31}
}Ensuring that schools are more accepting of LGBT students and issues requires more than passing mentions of diversity in sex education classes.
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