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Mass. Ed Dept issues rules on transgender pupils

Started by Natasha, February 16, 2013, 01:15:42 AM

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February 16, 2013, 01:15:42 AM
Mass. Ed Dept issues rules on transgender pupils

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/02/15/mass-dept-issues-rules-transgender-pupils/L0rr4AYIwCKH33z0hxcGTL/story.html
2.15.13
Jay Lindsay



BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Department of Education on Friday issued directives for handling transgender students, including allowing them to use the bathrooms or play on the sports teams that correspond to the gender with which they identify.

The guidance was issued at the request of state board of education to help schools follow the state's 2011 anti-discrimination law protecting transgender people.

''These students, because of widespread misunderstanding and lack of knowledge about their lives, are at a higher risk for peer ostracism, victimization, and bullying,'' the document read.

Gunner Scott of Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition the welcomed the guidance, saying it would be ''immensely helpful to those parents who have been struggling with making sure that the school environment is safe and welcoming of their child.''
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