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CT and federal laws now explicitly include LGBTQ+ students, have a broader definition of sex-based harassment and clarify school obligations.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported one in 36 children around the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder. Rates are much higher than a decade ago and support organizations hope Wisconsin communities do more to make individuals feel welcome, including adults on the spectrum. ...

A Connecticut bill under consideration in the Legislature would establish peer-run respite centers to help people with mental illness. Senate Bill 370 would establish eight centers, with three specific facilities for transgender, Spanish, and BIPOC communities. Unlike inpatient hospitalization, the programs are voluntary and allow a person to come and go. ...

A Hartford vigil honoring Nex Benedict, the 16-year-old nonbinary Oklahoma student who died on Feb. 8, a day after a fight in a high school bathroom, was not a quiet night of reflection but a vibrant ...

Opinion writer Barth Keck suggests that we are fortunate in Connecticut because the state's education system has remained focused (so far) on the real problems facing schools today, rather than issues manufactured by the ongoing culture war in politics.