Students at Forest School Districe were asked a series of question about their experiences with diversity, equity and inclusion at their schools.

The Equity Additional Topic module was developed to assess students’ school experiences through the lens of diversity, inclusion and social justice. Because of the density of this module, we have broken down response distributions in three sections. The questions for this module are:

1. When talking to students from my school, I feel comfortable talking about:
   • My religion/My faith.
   • My sexual orientation. (e.g. gay, straight, bisexual, etc.)
   • A disability I have.
   • My gender identity. (e.g. Men, Women, Transgender, identifying in a different way etc.)
   • How much money my family has.
   • My race/ethnicity.
   • Where my family is from.
2. When talking to adults from my school, I feel comfortable talking about
   • My religion/My faith.
   • My sexual orientation. (e.g. gay, straight, bisexual, etc.)
   • A disability I have.
   • My gender identity. (e.g. Men, Women, Transgender, identifying in a different way, etc.)
   • How much money my family has.
   • My race/ethnicity.
   • Where my family is from.
3. Students from my school value people of diverse:
   • Religions and faiths.
   • Sexual orientations. (e.g. gay, straight, bisexual, etc.)
   • Abilities. (e.g. people with disabilities).
   • Gender identities. (e.g. Men, Women, Transgender, people who identify in a different way, etc.)
   • Incomes. (how much money someone makes)
   • Races/ethnicities.
   • Countries
4. Adults from my school value people of diverse:
   • Religions and faiths.
   • Sexual orientations. (e.g. gay, straight, bisexual, etc.)
   • Abilities. (e.g. people with disabilities).
   • Gender identities. (e.g. Men, Women, Transgender, people who identify in a different way, etc.)
   • Incomes. (how much money someone makes)
   • Races/ethnicities.
   • Countries
5. Within your school, how often do you see people of diverse backgrounds represented:
   • In artworks, posters and/or pictures?
   • In publications (e.g. newsletter, newspapers, yearbooks, etc.)?
   • In textbooks and other class materials?
   • In your classmates’ work (e.g. their projects/presentations)?
   • During school events (e.g. Virtual school activities, school fairs, sporting events, etc.)?
6. Within your school, how often do you learn about the lives and experiences of people of diverse: 
   • ​​​​​​​Religions and faiths?
   • Sexual orientations (e.g. gay, straight, bisexual, etc.)?
   • Abilities (e.g. people with disabilities)?
   • Gender identities. (e.g. Men, Women, Transgender, people who identify in a different way, etc.)?
   • Incomes (how much money someone makes)? 
   • Races/ethnicities?
   • Countries?​​​​​​​
7. My school has taught me how people have been treated unfairly because of their:
   • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Religions and faiths.
   • Sexual orientations. (e.g. gay, straight, bisexual, etc.)
   • Abilities (e.g. people with disabilities).
   • Gender identities. (e.g. Men, Women, Transgender, people who identify in a different way, etc.)
   • Incomes. (how much money someone makes)
   • Races/ethnicities.
   • Countries of origin.
8. ​​​​​​​My school has made me more interested in getting to know people of diverse backgrounds.
9. My school encourages students to speak out against racism.

Please note that not every school that has taken the YouthTruth Student Survey has chosen to participate in the DEI survey module. The charts in this section of your report include significantly smaller numbers of schools and districts than do the charts associated with items in the core survey. In order to put student feedback into context, this report compares your ratings to the ratings from students at 122 schools across the country. Please make comparisons between your school and your cohort or the YouthTruth sample with caution.