The only thing I could find on this that wasn't on an extremist website painted a somewhat different picture:
The issue arose in September, when a Chasco Middle School student who was born female told teachers he is male. He asked to be considered a boy and to use the boys’ restroom and locker room.
The school’s two physical education teachers objected to supervising the locker room, where children change clothing and may take showers.
"I told them (Chasco administrators) I have an issue with it," teacher Stephanie Christensen said in an interview.
She said she wanted the school to inform others involved that it was allowing a transgender student into the locker room. The district has said it would not do so, because it did not want to violate the privacy rights of the transgender student.
"Part of my concern is, if students are allowed to do this, the other kids and their parents have a right to know," Christensen said. "It’s their privacy, too."
She and teacher Robert Oppedisano, who refused to monitor the locker room, contacted the Liberty Counsel to seek protections and advice. Christensen said they felt their jobs were in jeopardy, after they were told locker room supervision is a key part of their work and also that they could not discuss the situation with other students who were affected.
District employee relations director Kathy Scalise said the employees were reminded of their responsibilities. "But have we threatened them with their jobs? Absolutely not."
School Board attorney Dennis Alfonso said he received a letter from the Liberty Counsel in late September outlining the concerns. He responded that he would consult federal law, rule and court precedent to ensure the district was acting appropriately.
"This is an area of law that is somewhat fluid," Alfonso said. "We have tried as a district to treat each individual student’s rights on a case-by-case basis, based on the guidance available at the time."
