Sat Dec 22, 2012 at 09:30 AM PST
No heroes among them: the saga of the East Aurora School Board

by rserven
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/22/1173134/-No-heroes-among-them-the-saga-of-the-East-Aurora-School-Board

I've covered the ongoing drama in suburban East Aurora, IL several times previously:  see

Updated: Will IL school board kowtow to hate group? You bet!

School Daze

Not so much equality.

We can now bring that drama to a conclusion.

And surprise!

We didn't win.

The East Aurora School Board voted on Monday to dissolve the 22-person committee that was formed in October to advise the district on transgender issues.

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The major concern, of course, was bathroom usage...and the fact that "normal" kids would be forced to share facilities with kids who were born with a different set of genitalia.  The fact that it was not true carried no weight.

    Students shall have access to the restroom that corresponds to their gender-related identity consistently asserted at school.  Any student who has a need or desire for increased privacy, regardless of the underlying reason, should be provided access to a single stall restroom, but no student shall be required to use such a restroom.

    --the rescinded policy

Many school boards around the country lack the back bone to do the right thing. THis is my read on those who oppose equal rights for transgender students: you don't look like us, think like us, or believe the way we do so you don't matter.' This may sound harsh but that's what's really at the heart of this issue. Most of those people don't know anything and don't want their children to, either.