Garfield Re-2 wants to notify parents if a transgender student requests a chosen name change  - Aspen Journalism

Garfield Re-2 wants to notify parents if a transgender student requests a chosen name change  - Aspen Journalism

Garfield Re-2 School District is considering requiring its staff to notify parents if a student requests to use a chosen name at school that differs from their legal name and reflects their gender identity — a move that some community members support, while others worry it could further isolate transgender kids, and even put them at risk. The district’s school board proposed adding mandatory parental notification as part of a new name change pol…