Boys and girls will share the same restroom in school to accommodate transgender students’

 

Karen Killian

School of diplomacy 11X370@ The Richard R Green Campus MS113

 

 

Introduction:

According to the New York Times article President Obama is planning on issuing executive orders, directing all public school districts in the country to allow transgender students access to the bathroom of their gender identity or risk facing lawsuits and possibly losing federal funding. New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has signed a bill into law that allows “men” and ‘women” bathrooms to be labeled unisex.

 

“Would you allow your son or daughter to use the restroom with people of the opposite sex”?

 

The first gender segregated toilets on record extended back to Paris in the 1700’s but regulations for American men and women were passed in 1887, Massachusetts required separate privies for businesses.  Most New Yorkers take their unfettered access to bathrooms for granted, yet every single day; transgender and gender nonconforming individuals must grapple with the fact that their choices may lead to harassment or worse.

 

You are a student at Fusion Middle School in the Bronx. You just learned that as of September 1, 2016 all bathrooms in your school would be labels “unisex” to accommodate the transgender population within your school.  You are unsure as to the expectations of the coming school year. You want your voice to be heard. Your principal is concerned and wants to hear the views and opinion of the students’ he has decided to allow students the opportunity to have their voices heard.

 

http://www.livescience.com/54692-why-bathrooms-are-gender-segregated.html

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-city-adopts-gender-neutral-bathrooms/

 

http://schools.nyc.gov/RulesPolicies/TransgenderStudentGuidelines/default.htm

http://time.com/4337761/history-sex-segregated-bathrooms/

 

 

Tasks:  

You are to develop a finished essay stating your claim. Do you agree or disagree?

 

“Should bathrooms in Fusion Middle Schools be labeled gender neutral?”

 

STATE YOUR CLAIM

 

Give three reasons to support your claim:

 

EXAMPLE #1: I disagree that boys and girl’s bathrooms in school should become gender neutral.

 

1. Unisex bathroom can violate or promote personal, cultural and religious beliefs.

 

(a) Homosexuality activities

(b) Rape, sodomy, and molestation

(c) Teen pregnancy

(d) Cutting classes

 

Example #2: I agree that boys and girls bathrooms in school should become gender neutral.

 

Unisex bathrooms in schools can minimize bullying; raise confidence level and reducing drop rate.

 

 

(a)      Diminishes inferiority/raise confidence level i.e. girls feels equal to boys n vise versa

(b)      Getting in and out the bathroom can be less time consuming

(c)      Gender-neutral bathrooms promote solidarity.

 

 

Process/resources:

you MUST select to agree or disagree “male and female bathrooms are becoming gender neutral throughput the United States. Do you think boys and girls bathroom should be gender neutral? “

 

You must work individually to publish a finishing final draft. You can access the websites given or you can use your own webbed based information, newspaper and magazine articles to gather information. Correct Grammar and punctuation should be considered when completing your final product.

 

Step #1: Defining the Social Problem:

·        ·Input Data

Step #2: Gathering Evidence of the Problem:

·        ·Input Data

Step #3: Identifying the Causes of the Problem

·        ·Input Data

Step #4: Evaluating Existing Public Policies

·        ·Input Data

Step #5: Developing Public Policy Solutions

·        ·Input Data

Step #6: Selecting the Best Public Policy Solution

·        ·Input Data

 

 

Evaluation:

Writing Rubric

 

 

Conclusion:

based on the PPA webquest, model students will agree or disagree based on their personal opinion. They will construct an essay to support personal views as it relates to the title.

 

 

Standards:

·        Common core learning standards rl.8.1

·        Common core learning standards rI.8.4

·        COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS W.8.4

·        Technology Ed: Intermediate: Standard 5: Computer Technology.3

 

 

Vocabulary WORDS:

Solidarity: unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest.