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RIT adjusts for transgendered students.(Rochester Institute of Technology implements anti-discrimination and harassment policy)(Brief Article)
The Rochester Institute of Technology NY is taking action to accommodate its transgendered students. The school recently added gender identity and gender expression to its anti-discrimination and harassment policy.
"It gets down to discrimination and equal opportunity," said President Albert Simone. "They have this gender identity issue--the question is, do we ignore them or treat them the same as everybody else?"
In the past five years, 30 to 50 colleges nationwide have adopted "transinclusive" policies, said Shane Windmeyer, a founder of Campus Pride-Net, an online network for campus gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender organizations. Trustees at ...
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