Posted on 03/24/2015 12:37:15 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
HINO (CBSLA.com) — Students at Chino High School returned to school this week to find that their chemistry teacher looked very different and had a new name: Amanda Swager.
“It’s just relaxing to be able to wake up in the morning and just be me,” Swager told KCAL9’s Crystal Cruz.
As Cruz reports, Swager grew up as a boy, Michael, but always knew there was something feminine about her. As an adult, she learned that she was actually genetically female and began transitioning.
“I look at myself in the mirror and I go, ‘I see a female body,’ ” she said.
Two years ago, Swager, 32, notified district leaders and planned on returning to school a woman after this summer.
But after being outed recently, she went public.
“I was in a movie theater with my boyfriend, and some students walk in and start shooting pictures of me in a movie theater,” she said.
Cruz reports that the school has updated its web page with Amanda’s photo and notified students and parents last week.
Even though Swager is happier than ever, she’s heard some parents are concerned.
“The big uproar was all about, ‘You didn’t notify us way ahead of time so we can talk to our kids’ and I said, ‘What’s there to notify you about? If I was pregnant and had a miscarriage, I wouldn’t notify you that I had a miscarriage. It’s a personal issue,’ ” she said.
Sisters Jaylyn and Madison are OK with the teacher’s transition.
“If it’s what she wants to do, I mean, I’m not going to judge. It’s what she wants to make her happy,” Madison said. Swager said she is focused on doing her best job in classroom and is armed with and education to do so.
“I have a chemistry major, physics major and music performance major,” she said.
Meanwhile, Chino Valley Unified School District issued the following statement:
“Chino High School is aware of the teacher’s decision. It is a personal and private matter for the teacher. Therefore, the school and/or district cannot comment further. Student learning continues to be our top priority and classroom instruction will continue as normal.”
surre and the puberty thing was all imaginary.
Moe: [answers the phone] Yeah, just a sec; I’ll check. [calls] Amanda Hugginkiss! Hey, I’m lookin’ for Amanda Hugginkiss! Oh, why can’t I find Amanda Hugginkiss?! [bar denizens laugh]
Barney: Maybe your standards are too high!
genetically female with boy parts?
I don’t think so. Perhaps highly feminine, and severely confused.
Reason 1,200,000,000,000 to home school.
Also with all the growth hormones in foods, maybe it does affect a growing body...
Swager was born with Kallmann Syndrome:
http://www.championnewspapers.com/articles/2015/03/23/news/doc550cad9d72234647697598.txt
Apparently doctors knew from birth something was wrong, and it was decided Swager was male, and was subsequently given injections of testosterone at puberty.
Kallmann Syndrome is basically an endocrine disorder impairing the hypothalmus that affects both males and females, making them appear somewhat androgynous. Canadian writer Brian Brett is another person with the syndrome. His memoir “Uproar’s Your Only Music” tells a fascinating story about his growing up and the problems in his life caused by the syndrome. After years of not knowing what was wrong with himself he was finally diagnosed and started getting the proper hormone treatment. Before and after photographs show a remarkable difference.
There’s a new reality show about trannies now, I think it might be on TLC. Something like “New Girls in Town”. This is how sick this culture has become.
It’s not a terminal birth defect. You need to read more. There are plenty of cases where genitalia failed to develop, etc. I can understand if someone is just nuts and thinks he is a girl, but the chromosomes don’t lie. It is indeed possible that this woman lived her life as a man unknowingly.
Agreed.
Yes, I agree.
Usually there is something mannish that is off putting but, that’s not the case here.
Not sure I understand the genetic thing though. Since he/she has gone all out with private details, might as well produce a doctor or medical records to give credibility.
Agreed and I remember reading about this when I was in college, and it is real, I know some folks on FR might to flame this person but chromosomes and genes do not lie, if biologically she is a female then she is a female, her case is legit unlike the “other ones” who pretend to be a female.
Does it have a penis? It's a man. A vagina? It's a woman.
It's not rocket science.
The attitude is what clues me in that this is just an activist. The "it's none of your business" snideness to the concerned parents is a clear give-away.
Even if it were truly genetic, virtually NONE of those who claim that they're "transgender" really have this condition.
Of course, due to HIPAA, we have no way of verifying that anything this guy has said is true. How convenient.
I think you’re mistaken. The article clearly uses the term, “genetic.” That means, if the chromosomes show that it’s a woman, it’s a woman. It’s basic science.
In rare cases, the plumbing doesn't match the genes, and it sounds as though that might be the case here.
I'm reminded of the case where, after a botched circumcision, the decision was made to raise the child as a girl. I don't remember the specifics, but it didn't turn out well.
The common thread between the two cases: it wasn't their fault.
Do you believe everything you read from today's media? Did they obtain a copy of the doctor's report?
No, they are going off of self reporting by this guy.
The real tell is if this dude is or has always been a homosexual activist.
She’s not out of the mainstream as far as looks go. She’s got the same tired, frumpy look a lot of teachers have.
If it’s a genetic abnormality, then nobody should be giving this teacher any grief.
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I would agree if this individual had had the decency to ask for a transfer and just start at the new school as a female. Just more confusion for the teens at this school. And there will probably be a lack of respect for this teacher from many of the students.
From another article:
“Chino High chemistry teacher Amanda Swager said she was born with Kallman syndrome, which affects the production of hormones that direct sexual development, according to the Genetics Home Reference website.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallmann_syndrome
“Amanda Swager said...”
Again, self-announcing for a “transgender” is usually not something very believable.
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