Botswana
The GALE Right to Education Monitor still has to be done in Botswana. The current assessment is based on more general impressions of how the State deals with sexual diversity.
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Score on the GALE Checklist
| Item | Forbidden | Discouraged | No policy | Encouraged | Supported | No data | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Full access to schools? | x | no comments | |||||
| 2. Freedom of self expression? | x | no comments | |||||
| 3. Protection against bullying? | x | no comments | |||||
| 4. No drop-out? | x | I do think that ... | |||||
| 5. Equal performance? | x | no comments | |||||
| 6. Is there public information? | x | I have answered | |||||
| 7. Attention in school resources? | x | no comments | |||||
| 8. Resources for LGBT students? | x | no comments | |||||
| 9. Support services open to LGBT? | x | no comments | |||||
| 10. Peer-learning opportunities? | x | no comments | |||||
| 11. Is staff supportive? | x | no comments | |||||
| 12. Is staff competent to teach? | x | no comments | |||||
| 13. Is staff competent to support? | x | no comments | |||||
| 14. Supportive school environment? | x | no comments | |||||
| 15. Employment protection for staff? | x | no comments |
The score is 43% forbidden (denying), 43% discouraged or no policy (ambiguous), 14% encouraged or supportive (supportive). We score this country therefore as denying.
This report is based on one respondent, who based the results on the Botswana report on education 2012.
Relevant Conventions
| Convention against Discrimination in Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on Technical and Vocational Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
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This page was last updated on 26 April 2013.