Dear Safe Schools members and friends ...

Music in the classroom ... Safe Schools Coalition seeks your input on songs for classroom use

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Seeking submissions: The next edition of the Safe Schools Resource Guide will have a section on music. We are seeking suggestions. If you know of music, especially if there's a teacher's guide, but even if it's just a cool song, for use in the classroom, please recommend it to us.

For each song or album you recommend, please fill out this form:
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(a) title of song or album __________________________________________________________________________

(b) artist(s) _____________________________________________________________________________

(b) suggested grade level(s) for classroom use: K-3____ 4-5____ 6-8____ 9-12____

(c) issues a lesson using that piece of music might address (check as many as apply):
____ different kinds of families, but doesn't specifically mention GLBT parents
____ different kinds of families, and it DOES specifically mention GLBT parents
____ gender role differences, what it means to be a boy or a girl
____ gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people
____ violence/bulling/harassment, but doesn't specifically mention homophobic bullying or hate crimes
____ violence/bulling/harassment, and it DOES specifically mention homophobic bullying or hate crimes
____ prejudice/stereotypes, but doesn't specifically mention homophobia
____ prejudice/stereotypes, and it DOES specifically mention homophobia (or homophobic terms like "sissy" and "punk")
____ other:
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(d) does it come with lesson plan(s) or a teacher's guide? ____yes ____no

(e) how to order it:

____ popular music available at any music store

distributed by: _____________________________________________________
address:___________________________________________________ city:____________________ state:___ zip:_________
phone: (____) _______________________
e-mail: _______________________________________________
website: http://________________________________________________

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Please return this form by May 1, 2001, by email (publications@safeschools-wa.org) or snail mail: Beth Reis, Public Health, Mailstop: EAL-PH-0100, 2124 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98121

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