The Ventura County Office of Education is here to support educators in building schools where LGBTQ+ students feel safe, valued, and included. When students know they belong, they thrive—learning more, engaging deeply, and graduating ready for the future. To help create these supportive spaces, VCOE offers resources for inclusive practices. This section is designed to give you tools and inspiration to foster respect, understanding, and equality for every student in Ventura County.
The Ventura County Office of Education maintains this document library of resources to help educators support LGBTQ+ students. It includes information on the following topics and more:
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Ventura County
- Diversity Collective Ventura County - nonprofit supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Ventura County
- Coalition for Family Harmony - provides LGBTQ+ counseling and support in Ventura County
State of California
- PRISM for LGBTQ+ Students - California Department of Education
- Supporting LGBTQ+ Students - California Department of Education
- California Schools Will Remain a Welcoming, Inclusive, Safe Place for All - California Attorney General 2/4/25
- Guidance to School Officials on Forced Disclosure Policies re: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students - California Department of Justice 1/11/24
- Guidance to School Officials Regarding Legal Requirements for Providing Inclusive Curricula and Books - California Department of Justice 1/9/24
- LGBTQ+ Discrimination Rights - California Department of Justice
National
- The Trevor Project - suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ youth
The following are resources for educators related to the Supreme Court’s June 2025 decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor.
- Supreme Court Decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor - Guidance from the California Department of Education
- Policy implications of Mahmoud v. Taylor - California School Boards Association
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