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Pacific Grove schools spotlight Rainbow Connections program to expand LGBTQ+ supports
Summary
Pacific Grove Unified School District trustees heard a presentation on Rainbow Connections, a state‑funded program delivering training, expressive‑arts workshops and bullying prevention support at multiple sites; district staff said they plan to expand offerings where schools request them.
Casey Rodenbush, services manager for Monterey County Behavioral Health, told the Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Education that Rainbow Connections delivered trainings, a bullying prevention specialist and expressive‑arts workshops at several PGUSD sites this year.
The program, Rodenbush said, began after a principal asked for help responding to student reports and produced a state grant: “I had just received funding for a project called Rainbow Connections that is a $7,800,000 5 year project that was granted through the state of California to support LGBTQ plus youth and the adults who care for them,” she said.
District staff and a middle‑school principal described how the program has been used. In a short video introduced by the board, Pacific Grove Middle…
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