▁School s ▁The ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁G ender ▁Equ ity ▁in ▁School s ▁( C GE S ) ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁end ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁violence ▁in ▁schools ▁by ▁emp ower ing ▁young ▁people ▁to ▁speak ▁up ▁and ▁fight ▁against ▁negative ▁normal ized ▁behavior ▁such ▁as ▁off ensive ▁comments , ▁L GB T ▁bul lying , ▁and ▁unw anted ▁touch es . ▁G GE ▁is ▁the ▁lead ▁organ izer ▁of ▁this ▁al liance ▁of ▁students , ▁teachers , ▁parents , ▁and ▁other ▁school ▁community ▁members ▁that ▁are ▁passion ate ▁about ▁changing ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁schools ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁community ▁that ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁mut ual ▁respect . ▁ ▁Urban ▁Le aders ▁Academy ▁Urban ▁Le aders ▁Academy ▁( U LA ) ▁is ▁a ▁hol istic ▁after - school ▁program ▁that ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁values , ▁eth ics , ▁determ ination , ▁and ▁leadership ▁skills ▁of ▁junior ▁high ▁school ▁students . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁two ▁schools ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁that ▁particip ate ▁in ▁G GE ’ s ▁Urban ▁Le aders ▁Academy , ▁ ▁J . H . S . ▁ 7 8 ▁– ▁Roy ▁H . ▁Mann ▁Middle ▁School ▁and ▁I . S . ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁Sh ell ▁Bank ▁Middle ▁School ▁ ▁At ▁each ▁location , ▁U LA ’ s ▁ment ors ▁and ▁staff ▁serve ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁nin ety ▁students ▁a ▁day ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁to ▁c ater ▁to ▁students ’ ▁unique ▁needs ▁and ▁provide ▁en rich ment ▁programs ▁their ▁schools ▁are ▁not ▁able