You know this whole issue is so outlandish but will make other fundamental changes to society by obama seem more reasonable and the will stick. On May 16, 2016 9:47 AM, "Travis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > DCG posted: "You WILL accept and conform. From NY Post: From locker rooms > and sex education classes to dress codes and overnight field trips, many > U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil rights of transgender > students with any concerns that classmates, " > Respond to this post by replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/> Schools offer how-to > guide on embracing transgender students > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/05/16/schools-offer-how-to-guide-on-embracing-transgender-students/> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/> > > You WILL accept and conform. > > [image: rainbow uncle sam] > <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/rainbow-uncle-sam.jpg> > > From NY Post > <http://nypost.com/2016/05/14/schools-offer-how-to-guide-on-embracing-transgender-students/>: > From locker rooms and sex education classes to dress codes and overnight > field trips, *many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil > rights of transgender students with any concerns that classmates, parents > and community members might have*. > > The U.S. Department of Education is drawing on those practices to guide > other schools as they work to comply with the Obama administration’s > directive that transitioning children be treated consistent with their > gender identity > <http://nypost.com/2016/05/13/obama-to-issue-decree-squashing-transgender-bathroom-law/> > . > > That has been the policy since 2013 of the Arcadia Unified School > District <http://site.ausd.net/>in Southern California. As part of a > settlement with the federal departments of Justice and Education that > became the foundation for the national mandate issued Friday, *students > may use the bathroom, locker room or wilderness cabin that corresponds with > their recognized gender outside school*, Superintendent David Vannasdall > said. > > [image: It does exist: The bi-gender boy who decided everyday which gender > he wants to be.] > <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/ryan2.jpg> > > Memo to Mr. Vannasdall: It does exist - the bi-gender boy who decides > everyday which gender he wants to be. > > *“This is absolutely not about a student on a day-to-day basis saying, > ‘Today I’m a boy, tomorrow I’m a girl.’ That has never happened,”* > Vannasdall said. *(David apparently hasn’t heard of this bi-gender boy > <https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/11/26/the-bi-gender-boy-who-decides-every-morning-what-sex-he-wants-to-be/> > who decides what gender he'll be when he wakes up for the day.)* “By the > time these students are at a point where they are asking for our help, they > are presenting in all areas of their life as that gender.” > > *The administration had warned schools before Friday that denying > transgender students access to the correct facilities and activities was > illegal under its interpretation of federal sex discrimination laws.* But > the new guidance, for the first time, offers advice for accommodating the > privacy needs of nontransgender youngsters. > > Citing guidelines adopted by Washington, New York, the District of > Columbia and Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky, President Barack > Obama’s Education Department said *schools could erect privacy curtains > in changing areas, permit all students to make use of single-stall > restrooms or work out other case-by-case arrangements as long as the burden > doesn’t rest exclusively on transgender students*. > > “The concerns for right to privacy and safety of children applies to every > single child, including the transgender child,” said Atherton’s principal, > Thomas Aberli, who faced community opposition when he first allowed a > transgender freshman to use the girls’ restrooms two years ago. *Since > that first student, about a half-dozen more have come out as transgender*, > Aberli said. > > Asaf Orr, a lawyer who directs the Transgender Youth Project Staff at the > National Center for Lesbian Rights, said the guidance could help temper the > transgender rights backlash that the restroom issue has engendered in > states such as North Carolina by showing that minority rights and privacy > rights can co-exist if schools respect all students’ need to be comfortable. > > At least 13 states and the District of Columbia prohibit discrimination on > the basis of gender identity in schools. Hundreds of school districts, from > Anchorage, Alaska, and Tucson, Arizona, to Fairfax County, Virginia and > Chicago, have adopted similar protections. > > Nearly two dozen state high school sports federations have adopted rules > governing the participation of transgender athletes on competitive teams, > including the ones in South Dakota, Maryland and Nevada. > > In Portland, Oregon, Lincoln High Principal Peyton Chapman recalls the > “challenging times” about seven years when a transgender student who > identified as female transferred there after being bullied at her previous > school. The student made the cheerleading squad and “bathroom and locker > rooms became an immediate issue with the cheerleading parents,” she said. > > An anti-bullying campaign that focused on the difference between sexual > orientation and gender identity diffused the situation, Chapman said. “Some > students may be uncomfortable with it, *but we can’t let some people’s > discomfort violate other people’s civil rights*,” she said. > > But there was a high level of discomfort as soon as the directive came > out, with officials in several states saying they would defy the > administration. The rallying cry was against what Mississippi’s Republican > governor said was the federal government’s “forcing a liberal agenda on > states that roundly reject it.” > > *While the guidance is not legally binding* and the Supreme Court may > ultimately decide whether federal civil rights law protects transgender > people, *schools refusing to comply could face lawsuits from the > government and a cutoff of federal aid to education*. > > [image: obamapointing] > <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/obamapointing.jpg> > > Even in areas of the country where such policies enjoy broad support, > putting them into practice can be complicated. The Connecticut > Interscholastic Athletic Conference allows transgender students to play on > teams that match their gender identities. Since the policy took effect in > 2013, a few transgender boys have played on boys’ high school teams, said > Karissa Niehoff, the group’s executive director. > > Niehoff said that since the state has a policy prohibiting boys from > playing on girls’ teams, a transgender girl would be allowed to play on a > girls’ team, but not a boys’ team. She said students are allowed to > establish eligibility to compete under a different gender once during their > school careers to prevent players from bouncing between teams. > > So far, there have been no complaints, she said. “But had somebody said to > us, ‘Hey, you have a transgender playing on the team and we think there is > a physical disadvantage, well we support that student,” she said. > > Boston’s public schools require staff members to use the names and > pronouns requested by students, change school records to reflect them and > acknowledge they’ve read the district’s policy regarding transgender > students, according to Steven Chen, the senior equity manager. > > But sometimes there are mistakes. “If you’ve known a student for the first > three years as one name and one pronoun, and then in year four the student > has a different name and a different pronoun, I think just naturally you > might make a mistake,” he said. “Honest mistakes are much different than > affirmatively saying, ‘I’m not going to support my students on this.'” > > DCG > > *DCG <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/>* | May 16, 2016 at > 7:30 am | Tags: Arcadia Unified School District > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=arcadia-unified-school-district>, > Connecticut > Interscholastic Athletic Conference > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=connecticut-interscholastic-athletic-conference>, > Department of Education > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=department-of-education>, North > Carolina bathroom bill > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=north-carolina-bathroom-bill> | > Categories: 10th Amendment/States Rights > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=29379460>, Children > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=34928689>, Culture War > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=20812>, Education > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=15005908>, Liberals/Democrats/Left > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=115894710>, Obama > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=376320>, Obama's America > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=12285619>, Supreme Court > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=4309>, Taxes > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=7716108>, transgender > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=317684133>, United States > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=5850>, US Presidents > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=212737370> | URL: > http://wp.me/pKuKY-ylE > > Comment > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/05/16/schools-offer-how-to-guide-on-embracing-transgender-students/#respond> > See all comments > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/05/16/schools-offer-how-to-guide-on-embracing-transgender-students/#comments> > > Unsubscribe > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=1d26f3d2707c7345915d8b297361ecf7&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=LL%3D%26K-%7E1%7EM%2FYA%5Dl3f%2B3ThZLPJJ013_MBDjFloRBfq7%5D5d-%2BB%7E.Q> > to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=1d26f3d2707c7345915d8b297361ecf7&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/05/16/schools-offer-how-to-guide-on-embracing-transgender-students/ > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <https://wordpress.com> > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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