I'm so sorry I hate this issue. I don't know how this will effect you as a school nurse. But I would advise you document anything that students report to you and also contact their parent(s). This issue is off the wall, and the actual percentage of "transgender"people in the country are less than 2% of the population. This is an issue with an agenda. IF the administration actually cared instead of trying to divide us, they would simply use the many bathrooms that exist that are called "family bathrooms" , where anyone is allowed. I honestly will deck the crap out of a guy in a ladies room.
I'm so sorry I hate this issue. I don't know how this will effect you as a school nurse. But I would advise you document anything that students report to you and also contact their parent(s). This issue is off the wall, and the actual percentage of "transgender"people in the country are less than 2% of the population. This is an issue with an agenda. IF the administration actually cared instead of trying to divide us, they would simply use the many bathrooms that exist that are called "family bathrooms" , where anyone is allowed. I honestly will deck the crap out of a guy in a ladies room.
What high school have you been to that has family bathrooms? When have we, as a country, not protected minority groups? What agenda could he possibly have? He's not a member of three LGBTQ population? How does this divide us?
I care. I care about the LGBTQ community, which does NOT mean that I don't care about the non-LGBTQ community at the same time. I can care about more than one "community" at the same time. Were you not handed that dose of compassion when you were born?
And look up transgender teens and let me know how you'll be able to tell they're not the gender they present themselves as? So tell me who you'll be "decking" and what your role is at the school you're doing this at? Are you one of the little girls that killed another girl in the restroom? One of the coaches that molested? Or one of the teachers? Cause a transgender people has not harmed a classmate in the restroom as far as I know.
Problem could be solved by labeling the washrooms as XX and XY.
The biggest issue I see is the difference between what is allowed in schools vs what happens outside of schools. If a transgendered person is used to using the washroom opposite of their actual gender throughout school, it is going to hit the transgendered person hard when the person leaves school and tries to become a functioning member of society.
School is supposed to prepare children for the real world. By applying this "protection" to transgendered children, we are setting them up to fail.
Of course a right-wing website found someone with a story that supports the organization's existing position. So what?? You're so worried about the rights of a tiny number of transgendered people causing big changes in society; is one person's bad experience a sufficient reason to negate the rights of US citizens, even a small group of citizens?
You know what I find interesting? I discussed the transgender bathroom issue with my 14 year old son. He has a transgender classmate. His feeling basically is "no big deal." He said he and his friends couldn't care less who uses what bathroom.
Meanwhile, the adults are losing their minds....Maybe everyone should slow their roll so the young people can take a cue from us.
Don't you mean adults should slow their roll so THEY can take a cue from their children?
I'm so sorry I hate this issue. I don't know how this will effect you as a school nurse. But I would advise you document anything that students report to you and also contact their parent(s). This issue is off the wall, and the actual percentage of "transgender"people in the country are less than 2% of the population. This is an issue with an agenda. IF the administration actually cared instead of trying to divide us, they would simply use the many bathrooms that exist that are called "family bathrooms" , where anyone is allowed. I honestly will deck the crap out of a guy in a ladies room.
If only 2% of the population is transgender, then why on earth are you worrying about this? How is that minuscule 2% honestly going to have an effect on you?
and if you "deck the crap" out of someone for legally peeing in a legal place, you'll probably be arrested. And rightly so. So if I were you, I would find a more mature coping mechanism.
Don't you mean adults should slow their roll so THEY can take a cue from their children?
I thought about that too and it makes sense. BUT keep in mind where children learn fear and discrimination. From adults. If people are losing their S%$# over this, the kids are watching and listening.
We are a small rural school district with 11 campuses; 2 high schools, 2 middle schools, 2 elementary schools and a myriad of other places for special ed and continuation. Each one has a bathroom that is used by parents or visitors or kids of both sexes.
They are by the principal's office and cafeteria (which happen to be close together for some reason on each campus).
So there are "unisex" or "family" bathrooms available.
AND, keep in mind, even if you are an advocate for transgender rights, if you are angry or over emotional, the young people around you may over analyze the issue or end up seeing the whole thing as anxiety provoking.
AND, keep in mind, even if you are an advocate for transgender rights, if you are angry or over emotional, the young people around you may over analyze the issue or end up seeing the whole thing as anxiety provoking.
I think that is a very good point. Sometimes I'm in the middle of skirmishes between the anti/pro folks and as said before, it can get ugly.
To say that cisgendered is "normal" implies that being transgendered is "abnormal." A lot of people disagree with that characterization (some might even consider it lunacy).
Are you stating it is normal for a person to believe they were born in the wrong body? Since there are far more people who have schizophrenia who hear voices they believe are just as real as the person who believes they are the opposite sex, is the belief system of anyone who has hallucinations "normal?"
Do we have to come up with words for non-transgender people calling them cisgender because developing thicker skins isn't an option?
And why is it wrong to have single person occupancy bathrooms to solve the issue?
littlelimabean01, LPN
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I'm so sorry I hate this issue. I don't know how this will effect you as a school nurse. But I would advise you document anything that students report to you and also contact their parent(s). This issue is off the wall, and the actual percentage of "transgender"people in the country are less than 2% of the population. This is an issue with an agenda. IF the administration actually cared instead of trying to divide us, they would simply use the many bathrooms that exist that are called "family bathrooms" , where anyone is allowed. I honestly will deck the crap out of a guy in a ladies room.