Tue Nov 13, 2012 at 04:00 PM PST
School Daze
by rserven
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/13/1161156/-School-DazeIt really is about the next generations, you know.
Or should be. For someone like me, at age 64, my life either has been ruined already...or it has not. Being treated as an equal would be nice for a change, but I've managed to get by without that so far. I can probably continue to do so until I die...though I admit to worrying about what might happen to me if I have to end up in a nursing home.
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Tonight I have a trio of stories with school settings.
A student named James at Clarke High School in Clarington, Ontario (east along Lake Ontario from Toronto) probably hasn't developed the same set or survival skills.
James is transitioning from female to male. He was at first told at the beginning of the school year that he would not be allowed to use the men's washrooms because he didn't yet have a male body. They told him that he should instead use the washroom at a neighboring Shell station food bar. James thought that being told he would have to leave campus to pee was a bit much, so he refused. As a fallback position, the school has offered James access to the staff washroom. But every time he needs to use the facility, he has to ask for a key...I guess so he can be supervised.
