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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pupils continue to experience alienation and opposition in the school environment. The current study explored the willingness of education students to address the issue of sexual orientation with K-12 pupils. Findings reveal that participants were willing to address the issue of sexual orientation at various levels within the K-12 system, to varying extents, and in different ways. Moreover, education students strongly believed that teachers should oppose and prevent homophobic behavior in school. Notwithstanding this general attitude, participants reported insufficient knowledge to provide the type of assistance needed by pupils negotiating the issue of sexual orientation. This gap between the willingness to act and lack of knowledge highlights the need to ensure that teachers adapt the already existing educational programs, and to develop new ways to create LGBT-inclusive education in their schools.

The article examines the relationship between neighborhood ethnic composition and perceptions of neighborhood safety in European countries. According to the authors, perceptions of safety were lower in countries with high imprisonment rates, among socially disadvantaged people, and in neighborhoods inhabited mostly by non-European ethnic minorities. Details on similar studies performed in the U.S. are also presented. it is suggested that low perceptions of safety in ethnic neighborhoods could stem from feelings of distrust among residents. Topics discussed include immigration, crime, and residential segregation.