transgender student bathrooms
losing their federal funding if they fail to follow a federal directive concerning transgender students. the feds say they’re trying to protect the civil rights of transgender students – like allowing students to use the restrooms and locker rooms of the sex they identify with … but are unintended consequences lurking? abc-7’s evan folan reports. “i myself am transgendered female to male” alexxander was originally alicia… “in middle school i knew something was different but i didn’t know what it was.” although she was a girl on the outside – internally she indentified as a boy. “i have gone through the entire process, the entire name change, i am legally considered a male ” but h doesn’t fully agree with the federal directive geared towards the acceptance of transgender students. “the idea is great but th implementation not so much, but the idea is great” under th directive – transgender students are given access to restrooms and lockers room of the gender they identify with… “it is going to allow them to express the freedom of who they are what they think is them” however n medical diagnosis or prerequisite is required for students who claim a different gender. “is there someone who is goin to take advantage of this? definitely.” “there will be someone that takes advantage of it – there will be” “there should be some type of some boundary or some type of instrument to identify the true transgender person” alexxander agrees – and has a recommendation. “if they havent started the therapy – and they do identify of the opposite sex then maybe a note from mom or dad.” note or not … “there is no way child is going to do this just for the heck of it” because h says – the transgender life is no easy road… “no child is going to say i am going to put on this dress or these boy clothes for today and for the rest of high school to be ridiculed” eva folan abc-7 if you would like to read the directive sent to every public school visit kvia dot com.