Student Wants to Remain at Women’s College After Becoming Male
When a woman becomes a man, should he be allowed to attend a college for women? Welcome to the brave new world.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Student at historic all-women’s college wants to stay at school after adding penis
An undergraduate student at a small women’s college in North Carolina is seeking permission to stay at the school — and live on campus — after she undergoes gender reassignment surgery in February, which will finalize her transformation into a man.
Officials at the school, Salem College, are now considering the thorny issue, reports the Winston-Salem Journal.
Michelle Melton, Salem’s director of communications, would not identify the transgender student. She cited federal privacy laws, as well as the school’s confidentiality policies, according to the Journal.
Founded in 1772 by Moravians, Salem College is a private liberal arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the 13th-oldest college in the country, and the oldest female educational establishment that remains a women’s college.
The school enrolls some 1,100 students. The 800 undergrads are all female, and only females are currently allowed to live on campus. Men who are at least 23 years old can participate in teacher education graduate programs and take adult education courses. However, they cannot live on or be part of the traditional undergraduate campus.
The school administration recently canvassed faculty, staff and residential students — but not alumnae – on how the school should react. Among the questions asked, the Journal notes, was, “In light of our mission to educate women, how do you view the issue of transgender students in the traditional college program at Salem?”
The prospect of the transgender student living on campus has angered some alumnae.
Student at historic all-women’s college wants to stay at school after adding penis (The Daily Caller)