She is just a little girl-what is wrong with that school? I would be concerned that she is too young to be that plump, but that has nothing to do with the school, her hair or her clothing. Can’t the grandparents find a private school that requires uniforms to send the child to? I hate to see her go to a public indoctrination school where she won’t learn anything good...
But it is a private school, and if the school has a dress code, I’m sure the grandparents were aware-if not, they should have been-but that is not stated.
I was a tomboy, I went to private school, my best friends were, and are guys, and I work in construction-and I’m not a lesbian. Somebody is being paranoid at that school...
Her grandparents should be concerned about her weight. Eight years old and already she looks 20 pounds overweight. They should focus on her exercise and portion size. The poor child. It’s not easy being overweight.
“...she is too young to be that plump...”
My thought, too. If they want to do something worthwhile for this child, get to the root of her overweight problem and stop worrying about her hair.
Careful, there is far more to this story than the media let on. As the previous commentator said, which is more likely -- that Christians were acting hatefully or that media (and the grandparents) was blowing this out of proportion? We both know that the latter is more likely.
Note that the grandma didn't read the entire letter. I froze the screen and read the actual letter from the school to the grandparents, as much as I could see on camera.
The letter is a loving and personal letter to the grandparents. The grandparents have the child in counseling about her gender identity and the school knows about that as well. In the letter, the administrators do not throw the girl out of school but merely ask the grandparents to consider carefully whether the girl belongs there. It was a touching and sensitively written letter.
It's the grandparents that have an agenda. They presumably signed a statement of faith but are, I'm guessing, casual or Sunday Christians, because a sincere Christian would not go to the media.
There is no doubt a long back story here. The school year is 2/3 over and I'm guessing that the girl didn't like to wear the girl version of the dress code. I'm also guessing that she was talking to the other students about her gender identity issues on the playground and between classes, because the letter specifically addresses such. So, after seven months of this child's behavior, generating comments from students and faculty, the administration finally sent a letter home. Not a bigoted letter demanding that the grandparents do something but a loving letter asking the grandparents to consider something.
I learned long ago not to jump to conclusions about media reports.