School policy is not about exceptions, though, Mom. It’s about the broad spectrum.
If there are exceptions to policy that are extremely rare such as this, most schools would never encounter the need, and when they did there would be confidential consultations among administrators, medical experts, and families.
And, if I understood you correctly, this child would have been treated as female, accepted since childhood as female, and presented as female for her entire childhood. As you say, this would not be a male deciding to get a peek at the girls by claiming one week to be a female. In fact, if unknowing of her actual status, this child’s parents would be outraged at the fakes being allowed in the girls’ restrooms.
Indeed.
I have objections to blanket school policies, regardless of the subject of the policy. I have seen way too many children being suspended for idiotic reasons such as drawing a gun, or nibbling a Pop Tart into the shape of a gun. School administrators become so enamored of their absolutist policies that they fail to realize when their policies do more harm than good. Using common sense and judging the specific situation don’t seem to happen in these “all or nothing” environments.
There is absolutely no reason to allow a boy into a girl’s locker room, no matter how much he insists that he is “transgender.” An absolute policy forbidding anyone who is genetically XY from entering the girl’s locker room would be just as bad.
You did understand me correctly; someone with this disorder would likely not learn that she is genetically male until she is in her teens or older.