Survey: Teachers on SOGI & Social Transition in Canadian K-12 Schools
Teacher Responses to SOGI & Social Transition in Canadian K-12 Schools
1.
Are you a Canadian K-12 teacher working with children or adolescents who are exposed to sexual orientation and gender identity issues and materials at school? If "yes" please complete the survey. If "no" please skip to the end of the survey where you can leave your comments. Thank you.
Yes
No
2.
In which Canadian province or territory do you teach within K-12 schools?
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland & Labrador
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
3.
How long have you been teaching in Canada?
Less than 1 year
1-4 years
5-10 years
11-15 years
16-20 years
20+ years
4.
What age ranges do you teach?
Kindergarten – Grade 2
Grades 3 - 4
Grades 5-6
Grades 7 -8
Highschool Grades 9 -10
Highschool Grades 11 -12
All Grades K-8
All Grades 9-12
All Grades K-12
5.
What is the average class size in the school you currently teach at?
Under 20
20 - 25
26 - 30
31 +
6.
To your knowledge, how many of the students that you work with under age 18 identify as transgender, non-binary or another gender identity and have socially transitioned (change of name, pronouns, request for opposite washroom use, etc.) at school?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11+
7.
Do you withhold information about the gender social transition (change of name, pronouns, request for opposite washroom use, etc.) of students under age 18 from their parents, according to your school’s policies around gender identity and expression?
Yes
No
8.
Are you required to withhold information about the gender social transition (change of name, pronouns, request for opposite washroom use, etc.) of students under age 18 from their parents, according to your school’s policies around gender identity and expression?
Yes
No
Unsure
9.
If you answered yes to question 7, do you agree with these policies?
Yes
No
10.
If you disagree with these policies, have you expressed your
concerns or discomfort to your school’s administration?
Yes
No
11.
If you answered “yes” to question 9, how satisfied were you
with their response and support?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Indifferent
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
12.
To your knowledge, how many of the students you work with under age 18 who identify as transgender, non-binary or another gender identity have accessed gender affirming medical care, including GnRH Agonists (puberty blockers), synthetic sex hormones (ie. testosterone and estrogen) or surgeries (ie. bilateral mastectomy and vaginoplasty)?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11+
13.
Do you agree with gender affirming medical interventions for
children under age 18?
Yes
No
Unsure
14.
Does the school you teach at have a Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club available to students?
Yes
No
15.
Is it mandatory, according to your school's gender identity and expression guidelines, to provide a Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club to students?
Yes
No
Unsure
16.
Does the school you teach at have washrooms and changerooms that are not sex-segregated available to students?
Yes
No
17.
In the school you teach at, how would you best describe the presence of progress, gender identity and/or sexual orientation, and "safe space" flags, posters, banners, etc., on the walls, in classrooms, in the gym, on flag poles, etc.?
non-existent
mild
moderate
abundant
saturated
18.
Are you required to share sexual orientation and gender identity materials (books, videos, worksheets, assignments, presentations) with the students you teach?
Yes
No
19.
If you answered yes to question 17, do you feel that any of the sexual orientation and gender expression materials you have been asked to share with students are inappropriate for the age of the children you teach?
Yes
No
20.
Does the school you teach at welcome third party organizations (ie. Planned Parenthood, Pflag Canada, Get REAL, etc.) to give presentations and provide materials regarding sexual orientation and gender identity to students?
Yes
No
21.
Do you feel that sharing sexual orientation and gender identity materials in K-12 schools is overall helpful to students?
Yes
No
22.
If you answered “no” to question 20, have you expressed your concern or discomfort with your school’s administration?
Yes
No
23.
If you answered “yes” to question 21, how satisfied were you with their response and support?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Indifferent
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
24.
What is your current comfort level as a teacher regarding sexual orientation and gender identity materials in Canadian K-12 schools?
Very comfortable
Somewhat comfortable
Indifferent
Somewhat uncomfortable
Very uncomfortable
25.
What is your current comfort level as a teacher regarding the gender social transition of students in Canadian K-12 schools?
Very Comfortable
Somewhat Comfortable
Indifferent
Somewhat Uncomfortable
Very Uncomfortable
26.
As a Canadian teacher, would you welcome an in depth review of your school board's policies around gender identity and gender expression?
Yes
No
27.
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