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Sat 10 Oct 2009Coming out in the staffroom
Following a pioneering conference and the circulation in schools of new guidelines on inclusiveness, will gay teachers now find it easier to be open about their sexuality, asks ROSITA BOLAND
LAST WEEKEND, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual primary teachers’ group (LGB) carved out a piece of Irish social history when it held its first conference at Dublin’s Royal College of Physicians. The LGB is part of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), and 120 delegates in total attended. At the conference, the good practice guidelines for “creating an inclusive staffroom for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff” were launched. The Into will be circulating a copy of these guidelines to every primary school in the country in the near future.
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