RPEMS Gay-Straight Alliance Wins

By Sheilah Kast,

Published May 5, 2017 at 11:49 AM EDT

The Roland Park Elementary/Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance, or GSA, was started to ensure that every student of Roland Park has the best school experience possible. Its mission is to provide a safe and inclusive space for all genders and sexual orientations. The group recently won the national “GSA of the Year” award from (glisten) GLSEN, a national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for LGBTQ students. We talk to several students from the GSA and their advisor, Kimberly Mooney about how the GSA has positively impacted the school's atmosphere.

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Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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