Transgender at school: As more teachers come out, districts struggle to put poli

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Transgender at school: As more teachers come out, districts struggle to put policy into practice

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/09/transgender_teachers_oregon.html

Oregon Live/By  Casey Parks | The Oregonian/OregonLive   
on September 26, 2015 at 7:00 AM, updated September 26, 2015 at 7:02 AM

"Leo Soell came back to school with no hair, a new name and an announcement.

The Hall Elementary School fifth grade teacher left to undergo cancer treatment last fall as Brina. A double mastectomy and four rounds of chemotherapy clarified a few things.

For years, Soell had lived a double life. At home in Southeast Portland, friends knew Soell was transgender and used the gender-neutral pronoun "they." At work in Gresham, coworkers called the 26-year-old "she." But after treatment, Soell was ready to be known as "Leo" and "they" at school, too."

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Interesting article. Oddly, my problems came from my own union and the school system administration. The parents and the students have been fine.