Are teachers required to share gender pronouns in middle school
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Anonymous
| I noticed all of the teachers on my DC's 7th grade team at Deal MS are including their gender pronouns. This is shared even after the teachers sign their name and "Mr." or "Ms." Is this a new requirement in DC? |
Anonymous
| We encourage all students to share so teachers take the lead to make it less intimidating. |
Anonymous
| It's common in academia. Maybe it has trickled down now to middle and high school, especially from teachers with graduate degrees. |
Anonymous
| No, not require that I know of. |
Anonymous
| I'm a teacher and I'm not required to. |
Anonymous
| The teachers put their pronouns in their emails and so far they are he or she. I won’t remember if there are a few theys. Lucky we have Ms and Mr. |
Anonymous
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I would refuse.
But no, it’s not a requirement in my district. |
Anonymous
I try to avoid adding it. However I applied for a teaching position at an arts studio and it was a required field. I have a very commonly female gendered name, btw. |
Anonymous
| Not where I teach. I include them because I want my non binary students, colleagues and parents of students to feel welcome and cared for. I don't really care about pronouns for myself, I care about them for people who want to use them. It's not a big deal. |
Anonymous
| Not required in APS. |
Anonymous
| I would post this on DCPS forum. If there is a requirement, it would be a DCPS one. In our MCPS some do and some don’t so does not appear to be a requirement. |
Anonymous
| I'm a teacher. My school gives guidelines on what should be included in our email signature. |
Anonymous
| It is not a requirement, but is something some teachers choose to do. You do you, OP. |
Anonymous
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I’m sure it’s not a requirement.
I’ll never understand why this makes people so upset. |
Anonymous
What are the guidelines? Is this a DC school? |