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Bellevue School District staff receive training on supporting LGBTQ students
Summary
Counselors and student-support staff attended a 9 a.m. training that laid out four research-backed supports for LGBTQ students, practical skills (empathy, pronouns, visible signs of safety) and local referrals including Trevor Project and Lambert House.
Bellevue School District counselors and other student-support staff attended a training session at 9 a.m. that presented research-backed strategies and local referral options for supporting LGBTQ students, presenters said.
Justin Degnoltz, a clinical supervisor with UCEDD services, and Giselle, a youth and family therapist at YES and coordinator of the Be GLAAD queer youth group, led the session. Degnoltz said much of the material draws on GLSEN research and emphasized that supportive adult relationships can be life‑saving for young people. "You literally are saving lives already," he told attendees.
The presenters framed their guidance around four supports identified in research: supportive educators, student-led clubs such as GSAs, comprehensive district and state…
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