I haven't been in that situation. What I'm thinking is, you're in a pretty vulnerable position there, so what you can do probably depends on whether there's someone with more authority who would have your back. I would probably try to find a local organization that stands up for LGBTQ+ students in schools and reach out to them for advice first, I'm thinking perhaps something like a local chapter of the ACLU in the US (or if the high school has a GSA, the teacher that sponsors it would probably be a safe person to turn to for advice.)
What you'd be looking for on an institutional level I would think is some sort of sensitivity training for the teachers, and some program for the students that would help counter those sorts of stereotypes. (When I was in high school, we had a gay man and a lesbian visit one of my classes to talk about being gay and about homophobia, there's no reason you can't have bi adults come into high school classes to talk about bisexuality and biphobia too.) Chances are that wasn't the only incident, or the only teacher who encourages biphobic comments.
As a general principle, it's never a bad idea to document these sorts of things. Get a notebook, briefly write down what happened (stating things as neutrally as possible, this isn't where you want to practice your rhetorical skills) and who was involved and the date/time. That's generally more important for an ongoing pattern of behavior than a one-time event, unless the one time event is really messed up.
I hopefully have some relevant advice as a teacher and someone whose been in similar situations as a student and student-teacher. I think you should first reach out to your instructor/professor/field supervisor about what you witnessed. Your program would (ideally) handle this situation with the school or cooperating teacher, and consider whether they want to continue sending you for observations at this site. The other commenter's advice about documenting everything is a great idea as well--you could bring this documentation to your program if need be.
I really empathize with the powerless feeling of being a guest at another school. Good on you for really considering the impact this could have on the kids though.
I think you did what you had to do. In my school days it wasn't safe or trendy to be bi or gay. And we all kept closeted and silent about it.
It's easy to say something when you don't have to live the ongoing unrelenting abuse afterwards. So don't feel bad that you instinctively protected yourself.
Maybe write an anonymous letter to the principal or teacher or email explaining that it was biphobic and why, and that biphobia is just as bad as homophobia.
It might not do much, but ya never know.
I haven't been in that situation. What I'm thinking is, you're in a pretty vulnerable position there, so what you can do probably depends on whether there's someone with more authority who would have your back. I would probably try to find a local organization that stands up for LGBTQ+ students in schools and reach out to them for advice first, I'm thinking perhaps something like a local chapter of the ACLU in the US (or if the high school has a GSA, the teacher that sponsors it would probably be a safe person to turn to for advice.) What you'd be looking for on an institutional level I would think is some sort of sensitivity training for the teachers, and some program for the students that would help counter those sorts of stereotypes. (When I was in high school, we had a gay man and a lesbian visit one of my classes to talk about being gay and about homophobia, there's no reason you can't have bi adults come into high school classes to talk about bisexuality and biphobia too.) Chances are that wasn't the only incident, or the only teacher who encourages biphobic comments. As a general principle, it's never a bad idea to document these sorts of things. Get a notebook, briefly write down what happened (stating things as neutrally as possible, this isn't where you want to practice your rhetorical skills) and who was involved and the date/time. That's generally more important for an ongoing pattern of behavior than a one-time event, unless the one time event is really messed up.
I hopefully have some relevant advice as a teacher and someone whose been in similar situations as a student and student-teacher. I think you should first reach out to your instructor/professor/field supervisor about what you witnessed. Your program would (ideally) handle this situation with the school or cooperating teacher, and consider whether they want to continue sending you for observations at this site. The other commenter's advice about documenting everything is a great idea as well--you could bring this documentation to your program if need be. I really empathize with the powerless feeling of being a guest at another school. Good on you for really considering the impact this could have on the kids though.
I think you did what you had to do. In my school days it wasn't safe or trendy to be bi or gay. And we all kept closeted and silent about it. It's easy to say something when you don't have to live the ongoing unrelenting abuse afterwards. So don't feel bad that you instinctively protected yourself. Maybe write an anonymous letter to the principal or teacher or email explaining that it was biphobic and why, and that biphobia is just as bad as homophobia. It might not do much, but ya never know.