Girl's School and Gender Pronouns

[Anonymous]

My daughter who attends a very strong local private girls school (one that we have been very happy with) reports that girls in her student government, led by the adult Director of Student Life, are having conversations about how using the terms 'girls' when addressing the students there is 'exclusive' and not gender-identity inclusive. There are discussions about changing the handbook to restrict the use of 'girls,' as well as the Director of Student Life actively advocating to the girls actually taking down school-purchased signs on campus the denote that it is a girls school. While I am left-leaning and certainly think that people should be able to choose their own pronouns, this seems over the top. We chose a girls school precisely for it being one. And we have deeply appreciated the strengths that that her girls school education has provided to her. Has anyone else with a daughter in a girl's school heard about this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter who attends a very strong local private girls school (one that we have been very happy with) reports that girls in her student government, led by the adult Director of Student Life, are having conversations about how using the terms 'girls' when addressing the students there is 'exclusive' and not gender-identity inclusive. There are discussions about changing the handbook to restrict the use of 'girls,' as well as the Director of Student Life actively advocating to the girls actually taking down school-purchased signs on campus the denote that it is a girls school. While I am left-leaning and certainly think that people should be able to choose their own pronouns, this seems over the top. We chose a girls school precisely for it being one. And we have deeply appreciated the strengths that that her girls school education has provided to her. Has anyone else with a daughter in a girl's school heard about this?

Which school? Just name it. We may be at same one but have not heard of this? Of course it’s silly. It’s a girls school for better or worse that’s what it is and I highly doubt the person trying to make these changes will be successful. I am also left leaning.

[Anonymous]

They should count out students who don’t identify as girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter who attends a very strong local private girls school (one that we have been very happy with) reports that girls in her student government, led by the adult Director of Student Life, are having conversations about how using the terms 'girls' when addressing the students there is 'exclusive' and not gender-identity inclusive. There are discussions about changing the handbook to restrict the use of 'girls,' as well as the Director of Student Life actively advocating to the girls actually taking down school-purchased signs on campus the denote that it is a girls school. While I am left-leaning and certainly think that people should be able to choose their own pronouns, this seems over the top. We chose a girls school precisely for it being one. And we have deeply appreciated the strengths that that her girls school education has provided to her. Has anyone else with a daughter in a girl's school heard about this?

Either Stone Ridge or Holton. Either way, it’s ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should count out students who don’t identify as girls.

They have no problem doing it during admissions. If its any of the local schools, the odds are both their mission and literature refer explicitly to educating girls and the benefits of same sex education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter who attends a very strong local private girls school (one that we have been very happy with) reports that girls in her student government, led by the adult Director of Student Life, are having conversations about how using the terms 'girls' when addressing the students there is 'exclusive' and not gender-identity inclusive. There are discussions about changing the handbook to restrict the use of 'girls,' as well as the Director of Student Life actively advocating to the girls actually taking down school-purchased signs on campus the denote that it is a girls school. While I am left-leaning and certainly think that people should be able to choose their own pronouns, this seems over the top. We chose a girls school precisely for it being one. And we have deeply appreciated the strengths that that her girls school education has provided to her. Has anyone else with a daughter in a girl's school heard about this?

Every time I think this stuff can’t get more ridiculous, suddenly it does.

[Anonymous]

Why not call them students instead of girls. And seriously does your handbook really say “girls”, our handbook always said young ladies.

It’s just weird you are stuck on the word girl.

[Anonymous]

There goes “I am a Stone Ridge girl”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not call them students instead of girls. And seriously does your handbook really say “girls”, our handbook always said young ladies.

It’s just weird you are stuck on the word girl.

Just make everything gender neutral- scrub the handbook, website, everything. It may be odd when boys start applying though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not call them students instead of girls. And seriously does your handbook really say “girls”, our handbook always said young ladies.

It’s just weird you are stuck on the word girl.

My point is that the school is for females - young ones - who are generally called girls (or young ladies if you prefer.) The point is not the specific word, the point is that the purpose and identity of the school is to educate young females and that it seems ludicrous to try and erase that identity when it is the very purpose of the school.

[Anonymous]

I think this is a real problem facing girls' schools, and I think it's interesting that you don't hear the same pressure from boys' schools. Once again, identifying as a girl is somehow considered problematic or inferior. It is really frustrating for those of us who want to be open-minded and considerate of others but believe in the mission of girls' schools.

[Anonymous]

Every time I think this stuff can’t get more ridiculous, suddenly it does.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Every time I think this stuff can’t get more ridiculous, suddenly it does.

+1

We have reached the tipping point into the abyss…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not call them students instead of girls. And seriously does your handbook really say “girls”, our handbook always said young ladies.

It’s just weird you are stuck on the word girl.

Just make everything gender neutral- scrub the handbook, website, everything. It may be odd when boys start applying though.

If you want gender neutral go to public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not call them students instead of girls. And seriously does your handbook really say “girls”, our handbook always said young ladies.

It’s just weird you are stuck on the word girl.

100% of them are girls 99.8% likely led tuft as a girl you don’t like it, go elsewhere.