Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Sex Change Teacher

The AP reports that a 71 year old substitute teacher in Eagleswood Township New Jersey will be allowed to resume classroom duties after switching from male to female.

Of course “allowed to” and actually getting into the classroom are two different things as all substitute teachers know. If you’re at the bottom of the list, assignments can be few and far between, or even non-existent.

Still, the simple fact that the school board voted 4-1 to accept her application and then decided to take “no action” after a public meeting on the subject is encouraging.

Boy, a Death Penalty Moratorium in place, the question of Gay Marriage before its Supreme Court and now allowing a transgender teacher back into the K-6 classroom. New Jersey can proudly say that it’s starting to give Massachusetts some competition. Then again, any state that sends Scott Garrett to the U.S. Congress has plenty of reason to be embarrassed as well.

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