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Transgender teacher removed from classroom after some parents object to gender-neutral prefix 'Mx.'
« on: October 02, 2017, 06:06:51 pm »
Transgender teacher removed from classroom after some parents object to gender-neutral prefix 'Mx.'
By Lori Rozsa September 29
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/29/transgender-teacher-removed-from-classroom-after-some-parents-object-to-calling-her-mx/?utm_term=.6bada4031e60

A Florida school district this week transferred a fifth-grade teacher from working with children into a classroom with adults after the educator requested to be addressed with gender-neutral pronouns.

The teacher's preferences — using the prefix Mx. and the pronouns "they, them, their instead of he, his, she, hers" — had been met with support from some Canopy Oaks Elementary parents and complaints from others, including "a handful" who pulled their children from the classroom, according to a district spokesman. The Leon County school district said teacher Chloe Bressack's transfer was a mutual decision.

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Re: Transgender teacher removed from classroom after some parents object to gender-neutral prefix 'Mx.'
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2017, 06:11:32 pm »
Can someone point to which edition of The Elements of Grammar or any accepted dictionary gives the correct grammatical usage and forms of Xe, Mx and such? It seems like new grammar and spelling is being made up as we go.
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Re: Transgender teacher removed from classroom after some parents object to gender-neutral prefix 'Mx.'
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2017, 06:23:53 pm »


Mx.  Bressack
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Re: Transgender teacher removed from classroom after some parents object to gender-neutral prefix 'Mx.'
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2017, 06:55:06 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on October 02, 2017, 06:23:53 pm


Mx.  Bressack

Looks like a Sesame St character.
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Re: Transgender teacher removed from classroom after some parents object to gender-neutral prefix 'Mx.'
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2017, 07:03:32 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on October 02, 2017, 06:55:06 pm
Looks like a Sesame St character.

She looka lika typical leftie, to me.   :shrug:

Let her try that "Mx" crap with adults and see how it plays with those that can and will talk back.
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