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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is ridiculous.  I say this as someone who grew up with gay friends and who was at Tracks with them partying before it became mainstream.

Some kids know they're gay.  Others don't figure it out.  We have one transgendered kid (boy to girl) at my daughter's middle school. Few people know about this kid.  And we have one kid who doesn't know he's gay yet.  But my daughter knows and has stood up for him when he was being bullied.

Having said all that, kids in MS are generally a hot mess.  Yes, some have hook ups.  Some get pregnant.

However, as one who's taught HS for many years in high-FARMs schools which many on DCUM "fear," I can count on one hand how many pregnant teens I've seen in my 20+ years in the system.

So MS kids aren't all having orgies and doing drugs  and cross-dressing.

If you want schools to double as social programs (and we're mostly there), cough up extra tax $ to fund more programs. I can say that while I understand this issue, I'm a content-trained teacher.  I'm not paid to facilitate group discussions surrounding this issue, nor do I wish to "donate" part of my instructional time with any sort of outreach group.

Hold these support groups during lunch or before and after school.

But imo, this only exacerbates the issue and makes it "cool" to hide your penis. Furthermore, tell me how we're going to deal with the challenges in the locker room during PE.  Do you think young boys at this age will be compassionate toward a "boy" with breasts?  So while hormones work, they take time, and I doubt may doctors would prescribe hormones to a kid this age.

It's easy to be open-minded about this issue until you really scrutinize the logistics.  [/quote]

What are you even talking about?[/quote]

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