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(Chicago) Transgender CPS students to use bathroom that matches gender ID
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO 05/03/2016, 11:27am
Transgender CPS students to use bathroom that matches gender ID
Lauren FitzPatrick
As other states debate which bathrooms transgender people should use, Chicago Public Schools made its policy perfectly clear Tuesday: They should use the one that matches their gender identity.
In other words, all students and teachers who identify themselves as girls or women are to use the ladies bathroom and locker room. And anyone who IDs as a boy or man gets to use the men’s room.
CPS chief education officer Janice Jackson announced the policies to “ensure every student and adult in the CPS family can participate in an environment of complete tolerance and respect. … It’s crucial for CPS guidelines to reflect our commitment to promoting safe and inclusive schools.”
In 2014, CPS declared that all transgender students in the district must be provided with the same opportunities for physical education, sex ed, sports and all school events as any other student. The district isn’t the first in Illinois to spell out rights for transgender students but as the largest in the state, its changes certainly will make an impact.
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Transgender CPS students to use bathroom that matches gender ID
Lauren FitzPatrick
As other states debate which bathrooms transgender people should use, Chicago Public Schools made its policy perfectly clear Tuesday: They should use the one that matches their gender identity.
In other words, all students and teachers who identify themselves as girls or women are to use the ladies bathroom and locker room. And anyone who IDs as a boy or man gets to use the men’s room.
CPS chief education officer Janice Jackson announced the policies to “ensure every student and adult in the CPS family can participate in an environment of complete tolerance and respect. … It’s crucial for CPS guidelines to reflect our commitment to promoting safe and inclusive schools.”
In 2014, CPS declared that all transgender students in the district must be provided with the same opportunities for physical education, sex ed, sports and all school events as any other student. The district isn’t the first in Illinois to spell out rights for transgender students but as the largest in the state, its changes certainly will make an impact.
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Read more: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/transgender-cps-students-to-use-bathroom-that-matches-gender-id/
