Teacher to return after having sex change

by **Sonny** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:51 am

By JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press Writer
Last Updated: February 28, 2006, 01:21:09 AM PST

EAGLESWOOD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - To students at Eagleswood Elementary School, she used to be Mr. McBeth. Now, after undergoing a sex change, 71-year-old Lily McBeth is ready to return to teaching as Miss McBeth.

Despite criticism from parents, the school board on Monday stood by its decision to allow McBeth to resume working as a substitute teacher.

After two hours of public debate and a private meeting with McBeth and her lawyer, the board took no action on calls by several parents to bar McBeth from returning to the school where she taught for five years before becoming a woman.

"It was magnificent," McBeth said afterward. "You saw democracy in action."

McBeth, a retired sales executive who was married for 33 years and had three children, underwent gender reassignment surgery last year and re-applied for her job under her new name.

McBeth on Monday told the school board and the crowd that she loves teaching and children, and looks forward to returning to the classroom.

"This is not something I got into just as a whim," she said.

Several parents said children in the school - which consists of kindergarten through sixth grade - were not old enough to understand the concept of changing one's gender.

"I, as a parent, am appalled to have this issue brought into my child's psychology," Steve Bond said.

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by **Danny Hogan** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:04 am

he should get his money back

by **Jolly Roger** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:10 am

Danny Hogan wrote:he should get his money back

ZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have set the bar quite high Mr. Hogan

by **umdulax1** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:16 am

Anyone see the Simpsons on Sunday??? Same thing took place...

by **Tim Whitehead** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:17 pm

My 9th grade science teacher, Mr. Williams, actually became Ms. Williams a few years after I had left the school. I don't know what "Emily" looked like, but based on the "Tony" she started as, she would have been an ugly, ugly woman. About 6 feet tall, 85 lbs, one glass eye. Not exactly a looker...

by **grinderpete** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:02 pm

Tim Whitehead wrote:My 9th grade science teacher, Mr. Williams, actually became Ms. Williams a few years after I had left the school. I don't know what "Emily" looked like, but based on the "Tony" she started as, she would have been an ugly, ugly woman. About 6 feet tall, 85 lbs, one glass eye. Not exactly a looker...

Especially with only one working eye.

by **Danny Hogan** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:51 pm

the eye is the deal breaker huh?

by **Rob Graff** on Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:06 pm

And Danny goes 2 for 2.

:lol:

by **Sonny** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:38 am

Paging Mr. Hogan....

Fire capt. files grievance against chief after changing gender

March 1, 2006

By DANIELLE BANKS
6 News Anchor/Reporter

KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- A Knoxville firefighter claims she's being discriminated against because she used to be a man.

Fire Capt. Jamie Faucon has filed a grievance against Knoxville Fire Chief Carlos Perez and her supervisor, Mark Foulkes.

She accuses them of depriving her of a take-home car, of reassigning her and cutting out her overtime because she is a transgendered firefighter.

Faucon also says in her grievance Foulkes used incorrect gender terms when referring to her in conversations.

She says she never thought she would wind up in a situation like this but the actions that allegedly took place earlier this week left her with no other choice.

Faucon had surgery to change from male to female in March 2005. Before making the change, she says she spoke with several city officials and her co-workers were supportive.

Faucon's personal data change form notes her gender change was entered into the system in May 2005.

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=4568083&nav=0RYv

by **Sonny** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:48 am

I report, you decide....

by **Danny Hogan** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:46 am

i never thought i'de see the day where there were so many gender benders in the news that i would run out of material.

by **Sonny** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:34 pm

Danny Hogan wrote:i never thought i'de see the day where there were so many gender benders in the news that i would run out of material.

Deduct one point. You are back to 1 Danny.

by **KnoxVegas** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:18 pm

It is just so easy, isn't it Sonny? To take cheaps shots at the hard working people of East Tennessee. :twisted:

by **Sonny** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:54 pm

KnoxVegas wrote:It is just so easy, isn't it Sonny? To take cheaps shots at the hard working people of East Tennessee.

I'm glad to see that East Tennessee Public Safety is in such good hands.

by **UofMLaxGoalie11** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:56 pm

SNL just did a sketch where larry king was interviewing people who had undergone gender re-assignment surgery. he kept messing up if they were born male or female and if they were not a male or female. I laughed. Sorry to ruin it for people on the west coast who might not have seen it yet.