It is purpose that this study examines the school social work support of LGBTQ children through documents study.
In the Japanese school, I knew that there was the situation that human rights and the education assurance of LGBTQ children were infringed through precedence study. Social work is the value and foundation of human rights and social justice. This study indicates that school social work practice for LGBTQ children are in demand. Simultaneously, it recommends studying school social work practice for LGBTQ in North America to comprehend its support methods and expertise.
This paper highlights the need to continue promoting LGBTQ awareness in schools and the importance of creating a “safe space” for LGBTQ children.

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This study considers perspective on “life of the child” in school social work practice by researching child welfare studies by Yasuko Ichibangase. Ichibangase states that playing is the core of “life of the child” and the child is the practical subject in the right to development. She also emphasizes the role of adults who secure the child's rights to live and exist in a healthy environment as the basis of the right of human development. In addition, she indicates the dual nature of the school in capitalist society―the meritocratic educational system and the place of life―and proposes reform both of the school and the community. Ichibangase's views regarding the child and the school provide reliable perspective on “life of the child” currently when capitalist system has become a global standard.

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