Trans rights march in Post Office Square, where DoE has offices. Photo by Jed Hresko.
Both Mayor Walsh and School Superintendent Tommy Change reaffirmed their commitment to protecting transgender students, the day after the Trump administration told schools they no longer had to do so - and never mind he once promised to protect them.
In a statement, Mayor Walsh said:
While the federal government has rescinded its guidance protecting transgender students in our nation's schools, transgender and gender nonconforming students in the Boston Public Schools will remain protected from discrimination, bullying and harassment.
In his own statement, Chang said:
In accordance with Massachusetts law, BPS policies permit students to participate in programs and use facilities consistent with their gender identity. The Boston Public Schools will continue to maintain our practice and culture of respect for all students and employees, including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ).
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The Massachusetts law will be
By anon
Thu, 02/23/2017 - 11:09pm
The Massachusetts law will be voted on in 2018.
and never mind he once
By anon
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 7:44am
That's a stretch. The "promise" in the linked article is to protect people from Islamofascism. Nothing to do with forcing bathroom regulations on schools across the country.
You need to read past the Pulse stuff
By adamg
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 9:04am
And you will find this:
That still doesn't work. He's
By anon
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 9:12am
That still doesn't work. He's expressing his opinion on individual cases. That doesn't translate into being in favor of forcing regulations on schools and at this time changing his opinion.
Another reason is doesn't work
By anon
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 11:51am
The premise for Obama's action is that Title IX applies to trans restroom issues.
It's reasonable for a person to support letting everyone choose which restroom to use, while opposing the argument that Title IX is relevant to the topic.
That's right!
By Kaz
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 9:09am
In Boston, we ignore mass transit, not the transgendered.
Trump is a pathetic coward
By Kinopio
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 9:20am
Trump is a pathetic coward who goes out of his way to bully the people who already face the most discrimination in this country like the LGBT community, muslims, etc.
This whole issue is just
By eyeam
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 4:08pm
fucking retarded... Everyone has completely lost their senses and we're making "laws" for less than 1.0% of the population.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/health/transgen...
Just dress up as whoever the hell you "identify" as (a joke in itself) and go to the fucking bathroom
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