New student code to address transgender concernsBY REGINA MEDINA, Daily News Staff Writer
Posted: Fri, Aug. 17, 2012, 3:01 AM
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20120817_New_student_code_to_address_transgender_concerns.htmlTHE SCHOOL REFORM Commission unanimously approved the revised Code of Student Conduct on Thursday night but added a resolution on language regarding nonconforming gender identities to be included under the dress-code/uniform policy.
Fred Ginyard, an organizer for Youth United for Change, sent an email Tuesday to the SRC asking for such language to be included in the new code. Under current rules, transgendered students or those nonconforming to their genders "can be disciplined for expressing their preferred gender identity," Ginyard said in his email.
SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos said the language proposed by Ginyard sounded easy enough to include, but he wanted the appropriate district departments to review and vet the phrasing.
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http://ourcity-ourschools.org/who-we-are/yucYouth United for Change is a place for young people to act on their own behalf to improve the quality of public education. Students in YUC's six chapters identify and take action on the issues they see as most important to improving schools. Students attend weekly meetings, where they work together to develop platforms and strategies for their campaigns.
Each YUC chapter conducts surveys and listening campaigns to identify students' most urgent concerns. Students then formulate demands and develops action campaigns to win them. These campaigns range from upgraded bathrooms and water fountains -- the first victory of YUC at Kensington High - to whole school reform, as in the conversion of Kensington to four small high schools.
