Updated Resource: Model District Policy on Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Students

http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/updated-resource-model-district-policy-on-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-students/

The National Center for Transgender Equality and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) have released an update to a  resource originally released in 2011, "Model District Policy on Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students." The resource provides sample policy language to assist school districts in becoming more inclusive of transgender and gender nonconforming students.

The resource comes at a critical time as schools grapple with ways to improve their treatment of transgender students. This week, the California Senate sent Governor Jerry Brown a bill clarifying that schools must permit all students to access school facilities and activities consistent with their gender identity. Last month, Colorado's civil rights division concluded that Fort Carson School District discriminated against a transgender girl who was denied use of the girl's restroom at school. And soon, Maine's highest court will issue a decision on whether a school district violated the state's Human Rights Act when they required a transgender student to use a staff restroom.

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To address these problems, it is critical for school districts to incorporate policies that promote safety, privacy, and full inclusion for transgender and gender non-conforming students. The model policy is designed to be adaptable to fit the needs of individual school districts and is flexible enough to allow districts to comply with state and local laws.