TLDR:<p><a href="http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/four-ways-to-make-a-classroom-gender-inclusive" rel="nofollow">http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/four-ways-to-make-a-classroom-...</a><p>- "For example, when lining students up for lunch, rather than saying,
“Girls line up first,” try saying, “Anyone wearing a green shirt can
line up,” or “If your name has an ‘E’ please line up.”<p>- instead of addressing your class using “boys” and “girls,” try something
new. Words like “friends,” “students” or “scholars” allow all students
to feel included<p>- On paperwork, avoid asking students to identify as male or female unless
it is absolutely necessary. If it is necessary for students and their
families to do so, consider adding a third write-in option for those who
have non-binary gender identities or to allow students to elaborate if
neither “male” nor “female” fit.<p>- Similarly, make sure that forms do not have specific spaces for “mother”
and “father.” If a form requires the name(s) of legal caregivers(s), the
form can just say “parent,” “guardian,” or “caregiver.”
The headline is clearly misleading and has little to do with the actual post.<p>However, the part about kids having "non-binary gender identity" is f-ing scary. First of all, documents only offer 2 checkboxes (Boy/Girl) because this is the <i>sex</i> of the kid they want you to fill out and as far as I know there are only 2 sexes. I know that most documents actually use the term "gender" but this is incorrect.<p>Kids don't have to define their gender identity, they're just kids. Can we just let them be without asking them to place themselves on a gender spectrum or whatever the F?