Look at transgender issue
Aberdeen (S.D.) American News: Kudos to the South Dakota High School Activities Association for confronting the issue of transgender students head-on. It’s a controversial, confusing topic for parents and schools, but it is even more crippling for the students who feel misunderstood and alone.
Inclusive language and actions by the SDHSAA as it relates to participation in school sports and activities is worth talking about.
While the number is likely small, it is hard to know for sure, as it is such a private, personal issue that remains in the shadows. A key number comes from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, which found that 41 percent of people who are transgender or gender-nonconforming have attempted suicide sometime in their lives.
Anything schools can do to lessen that chance is a positive step.