Transgender Children, Teaching Early Acceptance, and the Heckler's Veto

Transgender Children, Teaching Early Acceptance, and the Heckler's Veto

Description

In recent years, school districts have faced numerous questions surrounding accommodations of transgender students. Strong objections to accommodations have been voiced in public argument and litigation, primarily in the areas of athletics, bathrooms, and dress codes. As younger transgender students express their gender identity at school, however, the existing objections were weakened by considering the context of elementary rather than high school students. Greater numbers of young transgender students will likely encourage accommodation of trans students of all ages, as well as challenge the gender binary unconsciously taught in school.

Publication Date

January 2017

Publisher

Emerald Publishing Limited

Keywords

transgender children, gender identity, elementary school students, gender binary, school districts

Disciplines

Law | Law and Gender | Law and Society

Transgender Children, Teaching Early Acceptance, and the Heckler's Veto

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