Integrating Transgender Discrimination In Public Schools

students as they make their way through school. The survey also expressed that often times, there are schools that refuse to include LGBT education in their curriculum. Transgender students in schools face discrimination from multiple sources in schools. From refusal to use preferred names and pronouns to preventing students from using a non-gender specific bathroom, students hear remarks from both their teachers, peers, and even school administrators. Students are often turned away from school dances because of their gender expression and who they bring as a date. Some students have reported unequal discipline in relation to their gender expression. The most commonly reported experience of discrimination in LGBT student populations is being “disciplined for public affection that is not disciplined if it does not involve LGBT students” (Kosciw J. G., Greytak, Palmer, & Boesen, 2014). …show more content…
Many schools already include some sort of diversity curriculum, which is normally focused on multicultural issues, and some information about lesbian, gay, and bisexual topics. However, these programs often lack what is normally included in the “LGBT” acronym—transgender. Teaching about these issues leaves teachers to deal with questions that they may not be able to answer accurately. In an effort to create a more progressive and inclusive classroom, teachers can remember this quote from Linda McCarthy’s article: What About The “T?” Is Multicultural Education Ready to Address Transgender Issues?: “Truly inclusive classrooms will allow for, and support, a range of gender expression” (McCarthy, 2003). The most important thing to remember when integrating transgender education into the curriculum is that there will