A Little Dancing Around

A school in North Carolina is doing a quick two step with their policy on trans students, last week I wrote about how the gender unicorn was causing problems down in North Carolina well the school system backed down because of religious pressure.

CMS clarifies transgender policy, adds narcotics dog ahead of first day
WBTV
By Mark Davenport
Wednesday, August 17th 2016

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools starts a new year in less than two weeks, on August 29. Leading up to the big day, school leaders held a briefing Wednesday morning to update parents and teachers on important information.

Superintendent Ann Clark and other administrators spoke about student enrollment, teacher staffing and other important information at Kennedy Middle school.
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Superintendent Clark also clarified the school district's work with transgender children.

Clark said CMS won't employ a separate curriculum for transgender students but they will be following state guidelines on sports that say students are required to participate in athletics based on biological gender.

"It is my belief that if we are truly about every child everyday for a better tomorrow that every child means every child," said Clark.

She also said the school district held training for principals over the summer on proper ways to welcome transgender students and their parents.

The Charlotte Observer reported that,

CMS: Gender unicorn, transgender training won’t greet students
By Ann Doss Helms
August 17, 2016

There won’t be lessons on gender identity featuring a purple unicorn. Teachers aren’t banned from referring to boys or girls. And you won’t find boys playing on girls’ sports teams.

Despite local protests and a national media storm over Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ new plans for transgender students, the changes won’t be obvious to most students when classes begin Aug. 29, Superintendent Ann Clark said Wednesday. She opened her back-to-school news conference by rebutting false statements that have circulated about the plan, which was unveiled in June.

“I would say to parents in this community that very little is going to be different in terms of your child’s experience unless you are the parent of a transgender student,” Clark said.

One of the most controversial parts of the June announcement – allowing transgender students to use restrooms and changing facilities based on their current identity – was later put on hold based on an August U.S. Supreme Court ruling. CMS still plans to require teachers to refer to transgender students using the pronoun and name that reflects their identity.

Even after the bathroom changes were suspended, a local protest drew dozens of people who were upset about the plan. Media reports across the country have talked about CMS brainwashing children with a purple cartoon “gender unicorn” and banning teachers from making any reference to gender.

Oh the poor little gender unicorn all ze wanted to do was to help end gender bias and harassment but that was too much for some, they didn’t want their right to discriminate and bully kids who are different taken away.