Muskegon-area school districts unprepared to deal with transgender students

[Shana A]

Muskegon-area school districts unprepared to deal with transgender students
Published: Sunday, October 03, 2010, 5:01 AM
Lynn Moore | The Muskegon Chronicle

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/10/muskegon-area_school_districts.html

MUSKEGON COUNTY -- Mona Shores High School staff were counting students' votes for homecoming king and queen, when they were thrown into a conundrum that has since drawn them into an uncomfortable spotlight.

They began to see ballots with the name Oak Reed written in the spot for homecoming king. The problem, as they saw it, was that Reed is a girl, at least biologically speaking.

District administrators were consulted, and legal advice reviewed about whether allowing Reed, who identifies as a boy, to be king was the fairest, most appropriate avenue to take.