Student Safety Data
The data results presented are a sample of larger surveys administered to students in San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) in 2007. This data can be used to make inferences regarding the health-risk behaviors of all SFUSD students. 
- The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), developed in 1990 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor priority health risk behaviors has been administered in SFUSD since 1990.
- The School Climate Survey commissioned the most comprehensive survey of school climate and school safety ever conducted in the district’s history. The goal of the SFUSD School Climate Survey (SCS) was to collect meaningful information from students and staff about their perspectives on school climate and school safety. All students in grades 5 – 12 were surveyed.
Results
Survey results indicate that San Francisco Unified students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) experience greater health and safety risks. While there have been areas of growth in the health risk behaviors identified by students in SFUSD, the YRBS and SFUSD School Climate Survey support that we have room to grow in health and safety promoting behaviors.
Excerpts from a power point presentation are included below. For the District Executive Summary visit www.healthiersf.org and open the Data and Statistics tab.
Slide 5 - SFUSD MS Student Demographics
Nearly1,000 students identified themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Questioning in the 2007 MS SCS. Most MS students who fall into this category identify themselves as questioning.
At the MS level, most students in the LGBTQ category are Q.
Slide 6 - SFUSD HS Student Demographics
Over 1,700 students identified themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Questioning in the 2007 HS YRBS.
Slide 11 - Anti-Gay Name-calling
ES, about 79% have heard. MS & HS, about 50% of students have heard 12 or more times, about 45-50% have never heard teachers intervening…
Slide 12 - High School: School Safety Indicators
In the past year, how many times have you heard other students making harassing remarks based on sexual orientation, such as "fag," "dyke," or "that's so gay"? (Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender).
- 82% have heard at least once in the past year.
Slide 13 - High School: School Safety Indicators
In the past year, how many times have you heard teachers or other staff stop others from making harassing remarks based on sexual orientation, such as "fag," "dyke," or "that's so gay"? (Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender). Half of students (49%) have never heard a teacher/staff member stop others at least once in the past year.
