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(Batavia, New York) Five parents who objected to
their children being taught by a transsexual have been told the students cannot
transfer out of the class.
The teacher, whose name is being withheld, has
been the talk of the campus at Batavia High School, near Buffalo, New
York.
She is in the midst of transitioning and school
officials, in the days leading up to the beginning of the fall term which began
today, have held a series of public meetings for parents and students to educate
them on transsexuality, and New York State's anti-bias law.
Following this week's meetings the five parents
submitted written requests to the school board requesting that their children be
taught by someone else.
Schools Superintendent Richard Stutzman tells the
Batavia Daily News that the requests did not meet the guidelines set out by the
district but refused to provide specifics about what was in the letters.
"That's all between the
school, the teacher, the parents," he said.
Stutzman said that the teacher will have about
100 students this year, but declined to say what the course would be. He
said that she made a
"brief statement" at the start of class, then proceeded with the
lesson.
Most students Wednesday indicated they did not
care one way or another if they had a transsexual teacher.
At one of the public meetings Stutzman said that
he hoped people would keep an open mind.
"What we're asking people to do is come to the meetings to learn more
about it," Stutzman told the Daily News.
"I feel the more people learn about
this, people will understand."
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