School won't call transgendered student by male name

[Shana A]

School won't call transgendered student by male name
Decision based upon Catholic beliefs

Published : Friday, 12 Oct 2012, 6:12 PM EDT
    Jay Hermacinski

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/school-wont-call-transgendered-student-by-male-name

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - School administrators at Cathedral High School say they won't recognize a transgender student. Their decision is based upon Catholic beliefs.

Officials at Cathedral High School say last spring a female student and her parents met with administrators. The student had decided to change genders and wanted to be referred to as a male.

"They asked the school where we stood on it. We explained we were there to care for her, love her, and we still wanted her to be a student in full standing," said Principal Dave Worland.

But, after consulting with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the school made it clear its teachers and staff would not address the student by a male name.

[Keaira]

I was really happy to see that his classmates were very supportive. Indiana isn't always a progressive state.

[Shana A]

Sun Oct 14, 2012 at 09:19 AM PDT
Catholic High School refuses to acknowledge transgender student

by rserven

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/14/1144448/-Catholic-High-School-refuses-to-acknowledge-transgender-student

Administrators at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis have decided that Catholic beliefs require them to refuse to recognize the fact that one of their students is transgender.

Last spring a female student arrived at school with parental units to meet with administrators because the student had come to realize that he was a boy and wanted to be referred to as male.

    They asked the school where we stood on it.  We explained we were there to care for her, love her, and we still wanted her to be a student in full standing.

    --Principal Dave Worland

The fact that they couldn't use the pronoun "him" should have been an indication that things weren't going to go so well.  Principal Worland contacted the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.  There was a decision made at that level that teachers and staff would not address the student using his male name or use male pronouns.

[SandraJane]

Bondings 2.0
New Ways Ministry: Building Bridges Between the LGBT Community and the Catholic Church


Transgender Student's Identity Meets With Opposition at Catholic High School

October 24, 2012


http://newwaysministryblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/transgender-students-identity-meets-with-opposition-at-catholic-high-school/


A Catholic high school in Indianapolis is refusing to call a female-to-male transgender student by his male name.

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As more and more transgender youth decide to live their gender identity publicly, Catholic schools are going to have to come up with a better response to them than just saying "No."    Since there are no magisterial statements about transgender people, any response from diocesan officials comes from their own opinions on the matter.

[gennee]

In my mind, the school's position is tantamount to saying that 'he doesn't exist.'

[Jay.Lewis.P]

reasons why I'm glad I never went to a private/religious based school...

[MaidofOrleans]

More religious types blaming their bigotry on their faith.

Hopefully it will be their downfall.