Memphis Blues
Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

As a followup to our earlier discussion, here’s a policy paper put out by schools in Minnesota.

If I read it correctly, there are a number of examples of requiring (not requesting) change.

  1. Any student can use any bathroom (page 10). People who object to a person with different genitalia in their bathroom will need to use a separate single-stall bathroom instead.
  2. Any student can play on any sports team (i.e., boys can play on the girls teams, with the obvious benefit of superior physical size and strength). Page 8.
  3. Teachers who do not use the designated pronouns preferred by a student may violate FIRPA (page 7). The penalties for doing so are not identified in the paper.
  4. School principals are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the use of the pronouns chosen by the students (page 7). Penalties were not identified in the paper.
  5. A school’s dress codes which are differentiated by sex (e.g., skirts) should not apply (page 9).
  6. Privacy objections should be responded to by segregating the person who made the objection (page 10). I find this extraordinary. If you object to the new rules, you’re penalised for it.
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