HAS BEEN RESTORED.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL
APPEAL THE DECISION TO THE
MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT.
THE DEBATE OVER HOW SCHOOLS
SHOULD HANDLE TRANSGENDER
STUDENTS GOT HEATED THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION CREATED GUIDELINES
FOR THE STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THIS AFTERNOON SUPPORTERS AND
OPPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED
TRANSGENDER TOOLKIT AS IT IS
KNOWN WENT TO A MEETING TO
SHARE THEIR OPINIONS.
AS ANGELA DAVIS REPORTS, EACH
SIDE HAS SOME STRONG VIEWS.
Reporter: THE ISSUE OF
FINDING THE BEST WAY TO
INTERACT WITH TRANSGENDER
STUDENTS IS SO SENSITIVE THAT
EVEN A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT
TRIGGERS HIGH EMOTION.
ESPECIALLY AMONG THE
STUDENTS THEMSELVES.
THE TIMES I CRY ABOUT THE
MOST OF THE TIMES WHERE THE
TEACHER DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY
MY NAME WAS IMPORTANT.
WHY MY PRONOUNS WEREN'T
IMPORTANT.
WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
FEEL SAFE IN CLASS.
Reporter: MORE THAN 200
PEOPLE CAME TO A MEETING AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
HAS PUT TOGETHER A TOOLKIT THAT
MANY FAMILIES, PARENTS, MOMS
AND DADS AND STUDENTS ARE
CONCERNED THREATENS THE BODILY
PRIVACY OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN
IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS BY ALLOWING
MIXED SEX ACCESS INTO WOMEN'S
AND MEN'S ONLY SPACES LIKE
LOCKER ROOMS.
Reporter: OTHERS BELIEVE
THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION TO PREVENT BULLYING.
GENDER NONCONFORMING
STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING IN
MINNESOTA AND WE HAVE EVIDENCE
THAT PROVIDES US WITH THAT
INFORMATION.
Reporter: DAVID IS A PARENT
OF A TRANSGENDER CHILD IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
TEACHERS ARE USUALLY PRETTY
GREAT AND KIDS ARE REALLY GREAT
BUT WHEN THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO DO, OR IF THEY HAVE NOT
ENCOUNTERED A STUDENT LIKE THIS
BEFORE, SOME KIND OF SCARY
THINGS START HAPPENING.
Reporter: DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION LEADERS SAY THE
DOCUMENT IS A RESOURCE NOT A
SET OF REQUIRED POLICIES FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
ANGELA DAVIS, WCCO 4 NEWS.
WITHIN THE LAST HOUR
EDUCATION LEADERS VOTED TO
