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Gender Identity In Schools

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School’s Program. Based from an article written by Alphonso (2017) on gender issues’ effects on schools and on students’ relationship inside the school and her interview with the B.C.’s Education Minister, it is imperative that the school provide a quality and equal treatment towards the students for them to feel welcome regardless of their gender role. Despite this statement, there are also other several groups of parents who opposed this kind of idea and seeks to eradicate sexual orientation and gender identity in the schools’ anti-bullying polices and codes of conduct. Furthermore, there are states in the United States of America which greatly supports and accepts the existence of the full spectrum of gender identity and expression. According …show more content…

According to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Washington (2017), students, have the right to express their gender at school without discrimination of harassment, but in accordance of the school’s dress code. Whether they are transgender or not, students who wish to have greater privacy are given the access to alternative restrooms with better privacy that conforms to their gender identity. Schools have the authority and the discretion whether they accept the existence of the full spectrum of gender identity or not. However, the school must also consider the parents’ wishes and the needs of the students in terms of privacy and rights to freedom of gender expression (Gov.UK, …show more content…

As cited by the Gender Spectrum (n.d.), school is the most powerful socializing force and a venue for the students to identify their true gender identity. Students are not able to express fully themselves since they have received cues from their educational institutions about what is or is not acceptable. Factors inside the school have been the most prominent indicator of the students’ gender identity due to the idea that the students spend more time in school and provide them opportunity to learn more about the gender spectrum. According to Bigler, Hayes & Hamilton (2013), teachers and peers are the primary factors affecting gender identity and expression of the students by directly providing males and females with different learning opportunities and feedback. These two factors are also the sources of learning about gender itself. Teachers provide curricular materials that contain gender stereotypic behavior, and peers presents gender stereotypic attitudes and behavior. These stereotypes and prejudice will in turn be students’ guide to their own preferences and behaviors. According to National Center for Transgender Equality (n.d.), students who do not conform to the gender norms are often subjected to discrimination and bullying by their own mentors or fellow students. This event causes the students to feel limited in terms of their gender expression; thus, destroying their own self-esteem and isolating themselves from social

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Jason Dunlap was awarded “employee of the year” four times and has shown remarkable work ethic in his job. His sexual orientation and gender should not and did not impact the work he had accomplished for LaMark Elementary school during his ten years of employment. During this time, the school even recognized him for his outstanding work, regardless of the fact that he is transgender. Undergoing a sex change does not change Jason Dunlap’s work ethic, and therefore is in no way a justification for the intolerance Mr. Dunlap was faced with. This case is about the discriminatory actions of a bigoted school board and faculty.

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A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked a directive allowing students to use bathrooms and locker rooms as per their gender identity. The ruling was pronounced before schools are scheduled to open for the next academic year. Texas and 11 other states had sued the Department of Education and Department of Justice over the directive which extends the Title IX law to interpret restrictions over bathroom use in accordance with birth genders as sexual discrimination. US District Judge Reed O 'Connor said that the federal education law in Title IX was not ambiguous about the definition of sex determined at birth.

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Proving that one of the main issues with school dress code policies is the amount of discrimination that girls may have to face throughout their time in the education system. There is also the issue of why a girl is disciplined for what they are wearing just because they are girls. According to Jillian Jorgensen’s article, “Most of the students who are being disciplined for dress code related interactions are girls or Trans or gender nonconforming students…” (Jorgensen) Adding to the amount of unfairness the school dress code policy has, especially towards girls in the education system.

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In “Guys Suffer from Oppressive Gender Roles Too,” author Julie Zeilinger makes it clear that men’s actions, personalities, and identities are contrived based on society’s expectations. These expectations shove boys and men into a character-like attitude, preventing them from truly discovering themselves. With a society that decides to adhere to these gender roles, any sign of being different from the rest of the world tends to generate a negative reaction. Accepting and learning about gender roles is established at a young age, for anyone of that matter. Whether it be during school, through any form of media, or even from our own friends and family, gender roles are expectations that many boys and men tend to feel threatened by.

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After I left the principal’s office with a detention I walked past another student wearing a shirt that depicted two stick figures: a male holding down a females head in his crotch and saying ‘good girl’s swallow’. The teacher walked right past him and didn’t say a thing”. That statement says a lot about the way that girls and boys are treated when it comes to what types of clothing they are allowed to wear. And what the students are dress coded on needs to be changed, if not now then

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Sexist dress codes, shaming young girls for our country’s high teen pregnancy rate, sexual harassment, domestic violence are just a few ways how women are treated unjustly in our society. Dress Codes Dress codes in school systems are one of the largest one-sided and unjust issues in today’s society. Maureen Downey explains how “schools waste a lot of time enforcing dress codes, most of which focus on preventing young girls from distracting young boys” (2014. para 1). It is beyond unfair that girls are forbidden from wearing certain clothing articles to ensure that the immature boys next to them focus on their work instead of

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Transgender students are denied the right to feel comfortable and included while others enjoy that right. There may be many more students that enjoy this right than are denied it, but under the 14 amendment, the government cannot “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws,” not even the minority. All students

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Any girl who has attended a public high school understands the daily dilemma of dress code. On those scorching hot days as the school year approaches summer, many girls can be found scavenging through their closet for a “school appropriate” outfit or one they won’t melt into a sweaty puddle in. Her dresses will show too much leg, her tops will inappropriately expose her shoulder or collar bone, and her shorts will be too short — at least that 's what the school says. Dress code in modern day high schools should be boycotted because they are a violation to student and parents rights, sexist, out of date, a double standard, and they disrupt a female students education. It 's fair to agree with a policy that claims stringent dress codes increase the emphasis on academics and reduce the pressure of socioeconomic status; however, these dress codes violate the students First Amendment right to freedom of expression and the parents’ Fourteenth Amendment right to raise their children in their own way.

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A major issue in schools today is the understanding and acceptance of the many cultural identifiers that we all hold. Incorporating transgender restrooms in schools is a highly controversial topic that has been on the rise as more and more individuals demand equality. Until recently, public school restrooms were clearly separated and labeled for male or female students. These individuals requested a safe place to use the restroom in public schools, demanding gender-neutral restrooms. There are many things to take into consideration before a decision can be made; the historical background of these cultural identifiers, the arguments for and against the issue, injustices towards both parties, and the potential solutions.

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Gender Stereotyping suppresses an individual to believe that they are not perfect and will not be accepted by society unless they follow the societal norms. The most shocking part about gender stereotyping in children, is that adults instill it in them without even realizing they do. Consider a person’s life for example. From the moment he/she born, that one word defines most if not all of their life choices starting with the clothes they wear to the decorations in their room to the toys they play with. “Children develop gender-typed patterns of behavior and preferences as early as age 15 to 36 months” states a psychological viewpoint on gender stereotyping in children.

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Single gender schools reinforce stereotyping involving male and females. (Ancheta , 2018). Male and females who different in their virtue grow apart in their attitudes, abilities, and mutual understanding the more their environment changes. Girls who grow up in co-ed schools and household containing brother tend to be more aware of sports and building toys. Compared to girls without growing up in single sex schools and households without brothers.

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