[Counselors] Advice please

Wed Jan 9 11:09:52 CST 2019

We had this come up for the first time this year also.  The principal and I
initially met with the student and parent to address logistical and any
other concerns.  Luckily we have a faculty/guest restroom that is not
gender designated so he (transitioning to male) uses that one.  The
principal and I met with teachers that had the student in class to make
them aware of the situation and address their concerns.  We did not
announce to other students/community members and I agree with the previous
comments about confidentiality, etc.  There were a few teacher concerns the
first few days (primarily anticipation of potential issues) but after that
no big deal...

On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 10:26 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor
Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> We have had several over the years.  We told them they could use the
> restrooms by the offices.  The principal told the student and the parent
> this together, so everyone knew what the plan was.  There is no reason to
> let parents/students/the community/etc know. They will know eventually
> (because kids talk) and it's a violation of confidentiality for you to tell
> them.  It always seemed to be a "big" deal for maybe 2 days and then none
> of the kids thought/said anything about it.  We have around 700 kids, so I
> don't know if that makes the difference?
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 9:46 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor
> Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:
>
>> We have 1 student that just came out as transgender and we just received
>> another that has been transitioning for almost 2 years.  I haven't had any
>> transgender students yet and now I have 2.
>>
>>
>>
>> How have you all handled transgender students??  Bathrooms? Do we need to
>> let parents and/or students know? What legal stuff do I need to know?  I
>> feel pretty naive about this and want to be prepared a little better to
>> advocate for my transgender students.  Any advice or experiences that you
>> all have gone through would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
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