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Upon learning the truth, Swager began taking female hormones to try and undo the effects of the male hormones she had been given as a young teen. Outside of work, she lived as a female, dressing in feminine clothing and dating men. But at work, she still presented herself as Michael – a man, albeit an androgynous one.
Swager said she originally planned to make her transition public after summer break in order to give her students and colleagues time to adjust. But then her private life and work life began to collide. After she changed her name to “Amanda Swager” on Facebook, a group of teens saw the page and confronted her about it at school. Meanwhile, another group of students spotted her at the movies with her boyfriend during spring break and took video with their smartphones. Swager decided it was time to come out, or risk being outed by the teens. She notified school staff of her intention to take her situation public in a letter issued Thursday, March 12. School officials kept mum, and Swager surprised the student body by showing up the following Monday wearing women’s clothing and calling herself Amanda.
“After she changed her name to “Amanda Swager” on Facebook”...
Which was definitely not the thing to do if she wanted any sort of anonymity-I don’t get why anyone would put anything on Farcebook unless they wanted to advertise it for sale or trade.
All that aside, I’ve heard about Kallmann syndrome before, and I’m glad that now DNA testing can enable doctors to fix babies born with it surgically in infancy, rather than a mistake being made.
Nice try, but still no excuse for piss-poor judgment. There were other options at their disposal; the kids must come first.