Fort Worth school board adds gender identity and expression to anti-harassment policy
Posted on 30 Jun 2011 at 2:07pm
http://www.dallasvoice.com/fwisd-adds-gender-identity-expression-student-policy-1081647.htmlThe Fort Worth school board passed a new student conduct policy Tuesday that includes gender identity/expression in anti-retaliation, nondiscrimination and anti-harassment language. Sexual orientation was already protected.
Gender identity/expression had previously been included in FWISD policies for faculty and staff. Tuesday's change makes Fort Worth the first district in Texas to protect students, staff and faculty based on both sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in conduct policy handbooks. Some districts, including Dallas, have added both sexual orientation and gender identity/expression to their anti-bullying policies.
