It’s the beginning of third period and a certain student is in the nurse’s office waiting on the only unisex restroom to be available. Between the kid in the corner rocking back and forth trying to hold back puke that’s seconds away from erupting out of his mouth and the girl moaning in the restroom due to unknown reasons, the chances of the student being there for less than five minutes is very unlikely. There is a reason the student walked all the way to the nurse's office and chose to be late instead of going into the bathroom conveniently placed on the floor where the class is and making it to class on time.The student had walked past both the boys and the girls restrooms and the boys and girls who easily walked into one or another without
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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
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