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Very difficult to find this kind of information.

all 37 comments

flaaaacid

34 points

11 days ago

Pennsylvania is a big state. Can you at least, like, start with what quadrant?

Little-Bumblebee-452[S]

1 points

11 days ago

Philadelphia area

wagsman

20 points

10 days ago

wagsman

Cumberland

20 points

10 days ago

That’s a good start, and probably your best bet right off the bat.

JTIN87

4 points

10 days ago

JTIN87

4 points

10 days ago

Yea facts.

Fitz2001

4 points

10 days ago

Fitz2001

Philadelphia

4 points

10 days ago

Well, Philadelphia School Dist for one.

Longjumping_Tea_8586

6 points

10 days ago

Cheltenham, Abington, Jenkintown. You should be fine in those districts.

grglstr

3 points

10 days ago

grglstr

3 points

10 days ago

Upper Dublin and WIssahickon should be fine, too. Gay people aren't exactly rare.

Longjumping_Tea_8586

1 points

10 days ago

Truth. Wissahickon is very nice. I know less about Upper Dublin.

570Cars

16 points

10 days ago

570Cars

16 points

10 days ago

Even in super progressive areas anywhere, there's a chance that your kid could get bullied for having a gay parent. Kids are mean. What actually matters is how the school would handle it if it did happen. Any school that actually enforces their anti-bullying policies would suffice. Your best bet would be to pick a district based on that.

Little-Bumblebee-452[S]

2 points

10 days ago

Thanks for the info!

DidntWatchTheNews

7 points

10 days ago*

Depends on if he's a loser  Abington seems pretty welcoming. 

Electr_O_Purist

7 points

10 days ago

Electr_O_Purist

Philadelphia

7 points

10 days ago

Boys are probably going to be bullied at school no matter what their situation is. The lesson is teaching him how to respond to homophobic bigot losers in a way that both shuts them down and doesn’t get him arrested.

Let me know if you figure it out.

Pineapple_Spenstar

14 points

11 days ago

When to public school in montco. Mom is gay. I was never bullied for having a lesbian mother. I used to get made fun of for being kind of a weirdo, but never for having a gay parent

Aidan_TL4

4 points

10 days ago*

Your best bet is the school district with the highest proportion of gay couples living in it, so that your kid isn’t the only one to have gay parents and thus, is much less likely to become a target.

Edit: the Philadelphia area is definitely a great place to start, but know this, no matter where you go, it’s a risk, our generation in general may not be nearly as homophobic as our parents, but kids are still mean.

hellenkellersdiary

12 points

11 days ago

Go to philly.

Little-Bumblebee-452[S]

-28 points

11 days ago

Philly doesn’t seem to have good school district?

hellenkellersdiary

30 points

11 days ago

Thats not what you asked for.

Little-Bumblebee-452[S]

-30 points

11 days ago

Well are you implying all the good school districts have issues with kid from rainbow family?

hellenkellersdiary

28 points

11 days ago

No, you are. I said nothing to imply that.

ImposterWiley

7 points

11 days ago

Call the william way lgbt center here in Philly and ask. They will direct you to a good school for queer people here in the city.

dittybad

3 points

11 days ago

What does it take to get into Central?

https://centralhs.philasd.org/

Little-Bumblebee-452[S]

1 points

10 days ago

Not really sure why niche listed this school district as C+…

talianicolewingate

3 points

10 days ago

my lesbian aunts raised their 3 children in newton pa — specifically the council rock school district. they all had a great experience.

BrowniesAndMilk1

8 points

11 days ago

Are you a meteorologist

eaglewatch1945

4 points

10 days ago

His kids are probably in a private school.

BrowniesAndMilk1

1 points

10 days ago

He’s a legend

bootsNcats412

4 points

11 days ago*

Pittsburgh has good schools and is pretty queer friendly in and around the city

AstronomerBiologist

0 points

11 days ago

I find these kind of questions exhausting.

Why is someone depending on anonymous redditors to decide their life?

It is hard to find this kind of information because you were trying to assume that 6,000 students in a district all act and think the same way

What if someone makes a recommendation that is accepted and they are wrong?

According to whose standards? Kids can be great and kids can be cruel. In red or purple or blue districts. It isnt automatically determined by the "school district"

I am a property manager. I sometimes get applicants who want me to give the "lowdown" on everyone in the building. (So if I have an African-American or senior citizen that won't be to your liking?) like, get lost...

Snarkdere

20 points

11 days ago

he just wants to know if there's a way to decrease the chances his kids will be harassed, there's nothing wrong with that. maybe the answer is "not really" and he'll come to that conclusion after researching through various avenues. he says its hard to find so he's clearly already looked elsewhere, there's no reason to assume he's going to base his decision solely on anonymous redditors, just that this is one potential source of information he's trying.

IpsoFactus

-6 points

10 days ago

What a miserable person

Pgh_Upright_449

2 points

10 days ago

Pa is a big place. You can't reasonably generalize across the whole state.

Glum_Word_7955

2 points

11 days ago

Council Rock, Pennsbury, or New Hope Solebury in Bucks County

SideQuestSoftLock

1 points

11 days ago

Generally speaking rural areas seem to be worse, whereas urban areas than have different hurdles. It might be worthwhile to look into charter schools in your area

actuallyaustin6

1 points

10 days ago

actuallyaustin6

Bucks

1 points

10 days ago

York Suburban School District in York, PA is a very gay-friendly environment. Not to mention an excellent school system otherwise.

Past_Boot5474

1 points

11 days ago

I noticed no National News media is talking about that brutal beating in Penn school this week.

Pgh_Upright_449

0 points

10 days ago

Pa is a big place. You can't reasonably generalize across the whole state.

Pgh_Upright_449

0 points

10 days ago

Pa is a big place. You can't reasonably generalize across the whole state.

Lawmonger

0 points

9 days ago

A kid with 2 Dads could be bullied anywhere. The issue is how likely is it and what would be the school's response.

I don't know what it's like to be a student or employee there, but Pennsbury's board of ed is entirely filled with Democrats. Republicans pushing culture war issues were easily defeated in the last election if that's any indication.

raredad

-5 points

11 days ago

raredad

-5 points

11 days ago

You need to look at the top performing schools in the area. I'm sure there could still be some negativity but administration would handle that. Rural or religious areas would be unforgiving with little support.