North Carolina will list transgender students’ preferred names on their school records
Department of Public Instruction changes PowerSchool electronic record system at urging of LGBTQ advocates, parents, and teachers.
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The North Carolina agency that oversees educational policies in the Tar Heel State has announced that it will allow transgender students in public schools to have their preferred name listed on most of their school records.
Last Friday, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction informed school districts that it has updated its PowerSchool student information system which all districts are required to use to display a “preferred name” that will be used on most records.
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Supporters of transgender students are praising a change that will mean North Carolina public schools switch from using the legal name of students to their preferred name.
Mar. 8 Supporter of transgender students are praising a change that will see North Carolina public schools switch from showing the legal name of students to their chosen name on most state records. The state Department of Public Instruction notified school districts Friday that it's updating the PowerSchool student information system to display a "preferred name" that will now be used on most .