According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, 75% of transgender youth feel unsafe at school, and those who are able to persevere had significantly lower GPAs were more likely to miss school out of concern for their safety and were less likely to plan on continuing their education. Honestly, that percentage is way too high! How are students, and that's what they need to be seen as because the moment they step into a school building their education and safety is put into the hands of teachers and administrators, no matter how they identify themselves, supposed to focus on preparing themselves for the future when they can't even go to 8 hours without feeling …show more content…
Think Progress, an American political news outlet, states that “There were health consequences for respondents with 54 percent reporting physical complications like urinary tract infections, kidney infections, and other kidney problems simply because of the tactics they used to avoid going to the restroom during the day.” The fact that a person would rather go all day at school holding in the need to use the restroom rather than face their classmates and teachers in the bathroom is a bit much. It’s no wonder transgender students that stay have lower GPAs. They can’t concentrate because they are thinking about their full