Equality California Institute invited 343 unified school districts in California to complete the Safe and Supportive Schools Survey but did not receive identifiable responses from 225 districts. We believe California’s public school districts owe greater transparency to the students, parents, teachers, staff and community members they serve. It is often quite difficult for students and their parents to understand whether a district has adopted or implemented policies related to the safety, health and well-being of LGBTQ students. It also can be challenging for advocates to easily determine whether their district is in compliance with California state law. The Safe and Supportive Schools Survey was developed precisely for this reason, and it is deeply disappointing that so many districts failed to respond.
Some of the non-responding districts provided reasons they declined to participate: not having enough time to respond, not having enough staff to collect the needed information to respond, not having the capacity or resources to engage in the programs and policies discussed or lack of overall interest in participating. Other districts ignored the survey altogether. Equality California Institute recognizes that school districts have limited capacity and resources. Thus, Equality California Institute is deeply appreciative of the participation and commitment to transparency that the responding districts displayed.
If a district is listed below, Equality California Institute encourages students, parents, educators and community members to write to the school board and administrators and ask why they did not respond. Attend a public school board meeting and encourage the district to participate fully in the next iteration of the Safe and Supportive Schools Survey. If you want assistance contacting your school board, reach out to SafeSchools@eqca.org.
- ABC Unified School District
- Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
- Albany Unified School District
- Alpaugh Unified School District
- Alpine County Unified School District
- Alvord Unified School District
- Antioch Unified School District
- Apple Valley Unified School District
- Arcadia Unified School District
- Aromas/San Juan Unified School District
- Atascadero Unified School District
- Baker Valley Unified School District
- Banning Unified School District
- Barstow Unified School District
- Bear Valley Unified School District
- Bellflower Unified School District
- Benicia Unified School District
- Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District
- Big Sur Unified School District
- Big Valley Joint Unified School District
- Biggs Unified School District
- Bishop Unified School District
- Bonita Unified School District
- Bonsall Unified School District
- Borrego Springs Unified School District
- Brea Olinda Unified School District
- Butte Valley Unified School District
- Calaveras Unified School District
- Calistoga Joint Unified School District
- Carpinteria Unified School District
- Caruthers Unified School District
- Center Unified School District
- Central Unified School District
- Charter Oak Unified School District
- Chawanakee Unified School District
- Chico Unified School District
- Chino Valley Unified School District
- Claremont Unified School District
- Cloverdale Unified School District
- Clovis Unified School District
- Coast Unified School District
- Colton Joint Unified School District
- Colusa Unified School District
- Conejo Valley Unified School District
- Corcoran Unified School District
- Coronado Unified School District
- Covina-Valley Unified School District
- Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District
- Del Norte Unified School District
- Delhi Unified School District
- Desert Center Unified School District
- Dinuba Unified School District
- Dixon Unified School District
- Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District
- Duarte Unified School District
- Dublin Unified School District
- Eastern Sierra Unified School District
- El Rancho Unified School District
- El Tejon Unified School District
- Escalon Unified School District
- Fall River Joint Unified School District
- Fillmore Unified School District
- Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District
- Fort Sage Unified School District
- Fremont Unified School District
- Gateway Unified School District
- Geyserville Unified School District
- Gilroy Unified School District
- Golden Valley Unified School District
- Gridley Unified School District
- Hamilton Unified School District
- Helena Unified School District
- Hesperia Unified School District
- Hilmar Unified School District
- Holtville Unified School District
- Imperial Unified School District
- Inglewood Unified School District
- Jurupa Unified School District
- Kings Canyon Unified School District
- Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District
- Konocti Unified School District
- La Canada Unified School District
- La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
- Lake Tahoe Unified School District
- Lakeport Unified School District
- Las Virgenes Unified School District
- Laton Joint Unified School District
- Laytonville Unified School District
- Leggett Valley Unified School District
- Linden Unified School District
- Lindsay Unified School District
- Live Oak Unified School District
- Lodi Unified School District
- Lone Pine Unified School District
- Los Alamitos Unified School District
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Los Banos Unified School District
- Los Molinos Unified School District
- Lucerne Valley Unified School District
- Lucia Mar Unified School District
- Lynwood Unified School District
- Mammoth Unified School District
- Manteca Unified School District
- Maricopa Unified School District
- Martinez Unified School District
- Marysville Joint Unified School District
- Mattole Unified School District
- Maxwell Unified School District
- McFarland Unified School District
- Mendocino Unified School District
- Mendota Unified School District
- Middletown Unified School District
- Milpitas Unified School District
- Modoc Joint Unified School District
- Mojave Unified School District
- Monrovia Unified School District
- Montebello Unified School District
- Moorpark Unified School District
- Morgan Hill Unified School District
- Mount Diablo Unified School District
- Mountain Empire Unified School District
- Mountain Valley Unified School District
- Muroc Joint Unified School District
- Murrieta Valley Unified School District
- Napa Valley Unified School District
- Natomas Unified School District
- New Haven Unified School District
- Newark Unified School District
- Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District
- North Monterey County Unified School District
- Novato Unified School District
- Oak Park Unified School District
- Oakdale Joint Unified School District
- Ojai Unified School District
- Orange Unified School District
- Owens Valley Unified School District
- Pacific Grove Unified School District
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District
- Palo Alto Unified School District
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
- Paradise Unified School District
- Parlier Unified School District
- Paso Robles Joint Unified School District
- Patterson Joint Unified School District
- Piedmont Unified School District
- Pierce Joint Unified School District
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
- Pleasanton Unified School District
- Plumas Unified School District
- Pomona Unified School District
- Porterville Unified School District
- Princeton Joint Unified School District
- Ramona City Unified School District
- Ramona Unified School District
- Reef-Sunset Unified School District
- Rialto Unified School District
- Rim Of The World Unified School District
- Ripon Unified School District
- River Delta Unified School District
- Riverbank Unified School District
- Riverdale Unified School District
- Rocklin Unified School District
- Round Valley Unified School District
- Rowland Unified School District
- Sacramento City Unified School District
- Saddleback Valley Unified School District
- San Gabriel Unified School District
- San Jacinto Unified School District
- San Leandro Unified School District
- San Lorenzo Unified School District
- San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
- San Luis Coastal Unified School District
- San Marcos Unified School District
- San Marino Unified School District
- San Pasqual Valley Unified School District
- Santa Barbara Unified School District
- Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District
- Scott Valley Unified School District
- Shandon Joint Unified School District
- Shoreline Unified School District
- Sierra Sands Unified School District
- Sierra Unified School District
- Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District
- Snowline Joint Unified School District
- Soledad Unified School District
- South Pasadena Unified School District
- Southern Humboldt Unified School District
- Southern Kern Unified School District
- Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District
- St. Helena Unified School District
- Stony Creek Joint Unified School District
- Sunol Glen Unified School District
- Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District
- Tehachapi Unified School District
- Temple City Unified School District
- Templeton Unified School District
- Torrance Unified School District
- Travis Unified School District
- Trinity Alps Unified School District
- Trona Joint Unified School District
- Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District
- Tustin Unified School District
- Ukiah Unified School District
- Upper Lake Unified School District
- Vacaville Unified School District
- Val Verde Unified School District
- Vallejo City Unified School District
- Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District
- Ventura Unified School District
- Walnut Valley Unified School District
- Washington Unified School District (Sacramento)
- Waterford Unified School District
- Westwood Unified School District
- Williams Unified School District
- Willits Unified School District
- Willows Unified School District
- Windsor Unified School District
- Wiseburn Unified School District
- Woodlake Unified School District
- Woodland Joint Unified School District
- Yosemite Unified School District
- Yuba City Unified School District
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District