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Title: Trans teen, Fort Worth ISD reach compromise
Post by: LostInTime on May 03, 2007, 10:40:28 PM
Dallas Voice (http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_5464.php)
By John Wright Staff Writer

But she returned to school Thursday, May 3, after reaching an agreement with the Fort Worth Independent School District that will allow her to be identified as Rochelle and with feminine pronouns, her attorneys said. She will also be allowed to use a single-stall bathroom in the nurse's office rather than a boy's or girl's room.

The agreement came during a meeting Wednesday, May 2, attended by Rochelle; her mother, Lenora Flores; her two pro bono attorneys, Phyllis Frye and Jerry Simoneaux Jr. of Houston; and three district officials, including the principal of the school.
Title: Re: Trans teen, Fort Worth ISD reach compromise
Post by: RebeccaFog on May 05, 2007, 10:04:20 PM
I am praying to God that after I die, I will come back as a brave young woman like Rochelle.