I'm pretty up to date with current events, and there was a headline that just struck me.
A second grade boy from Colorado wants to be a girl, discussion with my class brought up some very interesting points. First, his parents and school support his rights, as we should in a democratic society, however, the parents demand that a unisex bathroom be built only for their son. This brought along much controversy, other parents don't want their kids to go to a school that allows for this to happen.
Personally, I say this, If the school allows for this, we are teaching our youth that this is o.k., what else is o.k.? If the school allows the bathroom to be built, it is just going to be problematic, people are going to complain "well if you are willing to go this far for this kid, why can't you go this far for my child, he has wants too."
A while back, in the same area of Colorado, parents complained to the district because their son didn't want to do the pledge, the school cracked down and said no, he doesn't have to say it but we are going to continue saying the pledge. There are some laws that shouldn't be messed with, it would open many loopholes, and this is a situation in which the school must say no to the building of the bathroom, it would solve many potential problems from occurring, besides we have many other things to be worrying about.
What do you all think?
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I'm thinking the whole bathroom thing should be a no. And I think there is more involved in this than meets the eye - mainly because how are the other students going to respond? Is the school going to have a meeting saying "girls don't get offended that there is a boy in your bathroom?" or "boys don't bully this kid cause he'd rather be a girl"? If I were the parents, I think I would be more worried about the mental health of the people involved than a unisex bathroom. Interesting topic. Thanks for the post.
Jay
Faulting thinking -> Faulty Speaking
Better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.