A School of Education faculty member’s study on where transgender high school students seek support was recently highlighted by multiple media outlets.
The study found transgender students are more likely to seek support from school staff and less likely to seek support from their parents when compared to their cisgender peers. Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was the lead author of the study.
United Press International (UPI), an international news agency and newswire service, and Madison’s WKOW-TV ran stories about the study.
In the WKOW-TV segment, McQuillan said the findings show schools can be vital sites of support for transgender youth.
“We’re at a moment of time where trans and non-binary kids sometimes get the support that they need at home, and sometimes they don’t,” McQuillan said. “This research is showing that when kids need additional help, public school staff is there to help and support them. Kids are feeling recognized and supported in schools.”
Read the UPI story here.
Read and watch the WKOW-TV story and segment here.