GenderInclusionPolicy

Purpose
ThestudentsofSt.LouisParkPublicSchoolsdeserverespectfulandinclusive
learningenvironmentsthatvaluestudentsgenderidentityandgenderexpression.
St.LouisParkPublicSchoolsensuresthatallstudentshaveaccesstoprogramming
andfacilitiesinwhichtheyfeelcomfortableandsafe.

Thispolicyaddressestheinequitiessomestudents,includingintersex,transgender,
andgendernonconformingstudents,confrontastheynavigateasystemdesigned
usingagenderbinarymodel.

De initions
1. Genderreferstothesociallyconstructedroles,behaviors,activities,and
attributesthatagivensocietyattachestofemininityormasculinity.
2. GenderBinaryreferstothesocialconstructionofagenderdichotomy
betweenmasculinityandfemininity.Thegenderbinaryoftenignoresor
denigratesalternategenderconstructions.
3. GenderExpressionreferstothemannerinwhichpersonsrepresentor
expressgendertoothers,oftenthroughbehavior,clothing,hairstyles,
activities,voice,ormannerisms.
4. GenderIdentityreferstoapersonsdeeplyheldsenseorknowledgeofhisor
herowngender.
5. GenderNonconformingisatermforpersonswhosegenderexpression
differsfromstereotypicalexpectation.Thisincludespersonswhoidentify
outsidetraditionalgendercategoriesoridentifyasbothgenders.
6. Sexreferstoapersonsbiologyandisgenerallycategorizedasmale,female,
orintersex.
7. Intersexreferstoacombinationoffeaturesthatdistinguishmaleandfemale
anatomy.
8. Transgenderisanadjectivedescribingpersonswhosegenderidentityor
expressionisdifferentfromthattraditionallyassociatedwiththesexatbirth.

EnsureGenderInclusiveness
St.LouisParkPublicSchoolsstaffandsystemsensureinclusiveaccessto
programmingandfacilities.Inaccordancewithprocedure,theDistrictwill:

1. Respectallstudentsgenderidentityandgenderexpressionbyhonoring
therightofstudentstobeidenti iedandaddressedbytheirpreferred
nameandpronoun.

2. Withinacademicprograming,prohibittheseparationofstudentsand/or
curricularmaterialsbasedupongenderunlessitservesasacompelling
pedagogicaltool.



3. Provideallstudentstheopportunitytoparticipateincocurricularand
extracurricularactivitiesinamannerconsistentwiththeirgender
identity,includingbutnotlimitedtointramuralandinterscholastic
athletics.

4. Provideallstudentswithaccesstofacilitiesthatalignwithstudents
genderidentity.

 GenderInclusionGuidelines

SupportResources
Providesupportandaccesstoresourcesfortransgenderandgender
nonconformingstudentsandtheirfamilies.

TrainingandProfessionalDevelopment
Theschooldistrictshallconductstafftrainingforallstaffmembersontheir
responsiblyunderapplicablelawsandthispolicy,includingteachers,
administrators,counselors,socialworkers,andschoolnurses.Information
regardingthispolicyshallbeincorporatedintotrainingofnewschoolemployees.

StudentRecordsandInformationSystem
Theschoolshallmaintainamandatorypermanentstudentrecordthatincludesa
studentslegalnameandlegalgender.Theschoolwillchangeastudentsof icial
recordtore lectachangeinlegalnameorgenderuponreceiptofdocumentation
thatsuchchangehasbeenmadepursuanttoacourtorderorthroughamendmentof
stateorfederallyissueidenti ication.

NamesandPronouns
Everystudenthastherighttobeaddressedbyanameandpronounthat
correspondstotheirgenderidentity.Itisrecommendthatteachersasktransgender
orgendernonconformingstudentsatthebeginningoftheschoolyearhowthey
wanttobeaddressedinclass,atconferenceswiththestudentsguardian,orin
correspondencetothehome.

Restrooms
Providestudentswithaccesstoareasonablealternativeallgenderrestroom
facility,suchasasinglestallunisexbathroom,thephysicaleducationof ice,or
anotherprivateroom.Studentsshallhaveaccesstofacilitiesthatcorrespondtothe
genderidentitytheyconsistentlyassertatschool.

LockerRooms
Provideaccesstoareasonablealternativeallgenderlockerroomfacility,rather
thanthegenderspeci iclockerroomfacility,forchangingpurposes,suchasasingle
stallunisexbathroom,thephysicaleducationof ice,oranotherprivateroom.
Studentsshallhaveaccesstofacilitiesthatcorrespondtotheirgenderidentitythey
consistentlyassertatschool.

OvernightFieldTrips
Provideaccesstoareasonableadultsupervisedlodgingarrangementand/or
lodgingthatcorrespondstothegenderidentitythatthestudentconsistentlyasserts
attheschool.

PhysicalEducationClassesandIntermuralandInterscholasticAthletics
Allstudentsshallbepermittedtoparticipateinphysicaleducationclassesand
intermuralsportsinamannerconsistentwiththeirgenderidentity.

CoCurricularandExtracurricularActivities
FollowtheguidelinesestablishedbytheMinnesotaStateHighSchoolLeagueto
guideparticipationincocurricularandextracurricularactivitiesthatarebasedon
thestudentsgenderidentity.

DressCode
Ensurethattheschoolsdresscodeisfollowedwhileallowingstudentstodressin
accordancewiththeirgenderidentity.