STUDENTS TEACHING ACCEPTANCE RESPECT & TOLERANCE

Club Mission Statement

Club START seeks to provide a safe environment for students to discuss and address feelings or concerns and to raise awareness on social issues of gender bias, race, religion, culture, and sexual orientation to James Workman Middle School student body.

The 2019-2020 Executive OFFICERS:

PRESIDENT: Lilka B.
VICE PRESIDENT: Yaritzi F.
RECORDER:  Vy D.
TREASURER: Parker M.

Club START meets after school every Tuesday at 2:30 in
​Room 913 (Amplo) or 409 (Zimmerman).

Upcoming Events:

Parker and Lilka at Pride Parade Palm Springs 2018

​Fall Festival - October 2019

Palm Springs Pride Parade - November 2019

Important Websites 

         Safe School Desert Cities

"Safe Schools Desert Cities empowers area Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex youth (LGBTQI+), their allies and GSA advisors and offers opportunities that foster a sense of community and individual growth by providing education, guidance, advocacy, resources, recreational activities and opportunities for self expression."

​Click the link above to learn more.

Safe Schools Desert Cities. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.safeschoolsdc.org/

                                       GLSEN

"GLSEN (pronounced "glisten") was founded in 1990 by a small, but dedicated group of teachers in Massachusetts who came together to improve an education system that too frequently allows its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students to be bullied, discriminated against, or fall through the cracks." 

Click the link above to access the website.

Championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.glsen.org/