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Title: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: Natasha on October 15, 2008, 05:31:12 PM
Post by: Natasha on October 15, 2008, 05:31:12 PM
Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
http://www.kcra.com/news/17714619/detail.html (http://www.kcra.com/news/17714619/detail.html)
10/14/2008
A music teacher at Foxboro Elementary School, who was formerly a
woman, returned to school as a man at the beginning of the school
year.
The teacher, who was not identified by KCRA 3, is now being addressed
as "Mister."
Some parents told Travis Unified School District that they feel like
their rights to know were violated.
http://www.kcra.com/news/17714619/detail.html (http://www.kcra.com/news/17714619/detail.html)
10/14/2008
A music teacher at Foxboro Elementary School, who was formerly a
woman, returned to school as a man at the beginning of the school
year.
The teacher, who was not identified by KCRA 3, is now being addressed
as "Mister."
Some parents told Travis Unified School District that they feel like
their rights to know were violated.
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: Chaunte on October 15, 2008, 06:02:27 PM
Post by: Chaunte on October 15, 2008, 06:02:27 PM
The school district should have informed the parents. It can be done without violating his rights. I am living proof that it can be done.
Chaunte
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 09:57:19 AM
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 09:57:19 AM
I disagree with previous reply.
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: deviousxen on October 16, 2008, 10:05:56 AM
Post by: deviousxen on October 16, 2008, 10:05:56 AM
What the hell would a parent do differently if they were told ahead of time? Preemptive class reassignment?
Its ridiculous that they'd care about a music teacher being trans. Its not like thats the class thats heavily involved in politics. What are they gonna do? Corrupt the youth with evil devil ->-bleeped-<- music?
Its ridiculous that they'd care about a music teacher being trans. Its not like thats the class thats heavily involved in politics. What are they gonna do? Corrupt the youth with evil devil ->-bleeped-<- music?
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 10:09:11 AM
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 10:09:11 AM
Cisgendered people could never really understand transsexualism. So the privacy is a human right for transsexuals. Post-op transwoman can only live in some kind of dignity in case only very few people know her history. This is at least some cases a human right issue.
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: deviousxen on October 16, 2008, 10:14:38 AM
Post by: deviousxen on October 16, 2008, 10:14:38 AM
Quote from: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 10:09:11 AM
Cisgendered people could never really understand transsexualism. So the privacy is a human right for transsexuals. Post-op transwoman can only live in some kind of dignity in case only very few people know her history. This is at least some cases a human right issue.
Hmmmmm... I wouldn't necessarily say they never would. They can at least be ok with it and understand from an observers perspective. I know someone who dated someone who turned out FtM, and she's totally fine with me. She does understand why someone would do it, but just not on a non-vocally translated level.
Like deep feelings that there aren't many words for. Those are what she wouldn't be able to understand completely, but otherwise they could...
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 10:18:42 AM
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 10:18:42 AM
Even in the USA there is at least one positive ruling about the issue. However it was not a work-related.
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: Shana A on October 16, 2008, 02:22:50 PM
Post by: Shana A on October 16, 2008, 02:22:50 PM
Quote from: deviousxen on October 16, 2008, 10:05:56 AM
Its ridiculous that they'd care about a music teacher being trans. Its not like thats the class thats heavily involved in politics. What are they gonna do? Corrupt the youth with evil devil ->-bleeped-<- music?
Yes, apparently they will corrupt the youth. I'm a trans music teacher, I should know >:-)
Z
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: Kaitlyn on October 16, 2008, 02:40:27 PM
Post by: Kaitlyn on October 16, 2008, 02:40:27 PM
Do YOU want to explain the situation to young Sara's parents when she comes home with short hair? Huh? How about when little Johnny starts dotting his i's with hearts? God forbid we allow this horrible, contagious plague into our schools, undermining our haphazard and arbitrary social constructions of gender!
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: findingreason on October 16, 2008, 02:48:29 PM
Post by: findingreason on October 16, 2008, 02:48:29 PM
It's amazing how people can turn on others when they learn things like this. I believe he had every right to keep that info to himself, no one needed to know that, it's completely personal.
This reminds me sooooo much of my mother it isn't funny. She told me point blank if she ever knew her kids were in a class with a transgendered teacher, she'd pull them out immediately. Gosh it ticks me off :icon_burn:
This reminds me sooooo much of my mother it isn't funny. She told me point blank if she ever knew her kids were in a class with a transgendered teacher, she'd pull them out immediately. Gosh it ticks me off :icon_burn:
Title: Re: Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 02:52:37 PM
Post by: goingdown on October 16, 2008, 02:52:37 PM
Well written. Privacy is one of the key issues of the transsexuals' rights that should promote.