{"id":16236,"date":"2017-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/new-rights-for-transgender-school-students\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T00:00:00","slug":"new-rights-for-transgender-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/new-rights-for-transgender-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"New rights for transgender school students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A new Education Dept policy means transgender students at public schools will be allowed to use whichever toilets and change rooms match their identity.<\/h3>\n<p>Under the new policy, students will also be able to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Use their preferred first name<\/strong> and pronoun &#8212; she, he or they.<br><br \/>\n\t<strong>&#8211; Choose from all uniform<\/strong> options available at the school.<br><br \/>\n\t<strong>&#8211; Share sleeping quarters<\/strong> on school camps that correspond with their gender identity.<br><br \/>\n\t<strong>&#8211; And take part in PE lessons<\/strong> and most sports as their identified gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis clearly articulates what we require from schools,\u201d the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelaidenow.com.au\/news\/south-australia\/new-education-policy-explicitly-details-how-public-schools-should-accommodate-transgender-students-in-line-with-legal-responsibilities\/news-story\/d1bebee737c865958ebb9f0f629fc8b2?login=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ann-Marie Hayes told The Advertiser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a number of queries from schools and parents, and we needed to make it very clear what our legislative requirements were and how schools enact them &#8212; supporting principals in particular but also families in what they can expect from schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a particular group that we know get quite bullied and harassed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message we are giving to peers here is we don\u2019t support homophobia and transphobia in a school setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The policy will only apply to transgender students whose gender identity has been discussed with parents and confirmed by health professionals.<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/videos\/the-off-field-moment-no-one-wanted-to-miss-at-the-cricket-today\"><strong>THE OFF-FIELD MOMENT NO ONE AT THE CRICKET WANTED TO MISS\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/sonar-used-in-search-for-missing-sa-family\"><strong>DEVELOPMENT IN THE SEARCH FOR SA FAMILY MISSING AT SEA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Education Dept policy means transgender students at public schools will be allowed to use whichever toilets and change rooms match their identity. 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