GayNZ.com – By GayNZ.com News Staff
More work needs to be done to ensure schools are catering for the health and wellbeing of transgender students, says the Out There! Youth Development Project, following the release of the Human Rights Commission’s report on its Transgender Inquiry.
The report notes that trans children and young people are often dependent on parents and teachers to ensure their human rights are understood and protected.
“This means that schools have a responsibility to provide a safe environment where trans students have the same learning opportunities as other students,” says Out There! National Co-ordinator Nathan Brown.