Elite all-girls school in Nashville may soon accept biological males: 'Any student who identifies as a girl may apply'



An elite women's educational institution in Nashville which was founded nearly 160 years ago may soon accept biological males in an effort to accommodate an "expanded and deepened" concept of gender.

Harpeth Hall, a prep school with notable alumnae such as Reese Witherspoon and Amy Grant, recently released a letter outlining a revamped "Gender Diversity Philosophy."

"As the world evolves, so do our students," the letter reads in part. "The concept of gender has expanded and deepened over time. The members of our school community have asked good and important questions about gender inclusion and have looked for greater clarity on the school’s practices."

Because gender has supposedly evolved, Harpeth Hall now says that "[a]ny student who identifies as a girl may apply to our school."

This new philosophy may come at least partly in response to a student newspaper op-ed which clamored for "recognition" of trans students and the inclusion of men who identify as female.

"While the school claims to support trans students, this support needs to be formalized," the op-ed from March 2021 says. "Additionally, practices must be implemented to ensure the inclusion of trans students because the assumption that all students at Harpeth Hall are cisgender and female does not accurately depict the student body and ostracizes trans students."

However, despite the call for inclusivity and the recognition of "trans students," Harpeth Hall states in the letter that biological female students who identify as male may not be welcome there.

"If a student communicates a desire to be identified as male or adopt he/him pronouns, we recognize that our school, being a girls school, may no longer be a place that serves that student well," the letter cautions. "We see this acknowledgment as the ultimate form of respect: an understanding that we support the individual and the student’s gender identity."

Administrators, faculty, and the Harpeth Hall DEI Committee of the Board of Trustees helped develop the new policy, and the letter expresses hope that it will help further the school's mission to help young women "think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably."

H/T: OutKick

Elite girls-only school moving toward degendering its female pupils



Girls will no longer be called "girls" at Boston's all-girls Winsor School, according to website Legal Insurrection.

The school, which boasts a hefty approximately $54,000 annual tuition, recently adopted a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement that aims to move away from gendered language such as "she, her, hers," "daughter," and more.

What are the details?

The school's "Lift Every Voice" initiative states that while the school remains committed to its mission to help "young women" pursue their academic and professional dreams, it is implementing the new statement to recognize the apparent importance of all staff and students using inclusive language.

According to the outlet, the plan states, “External publications and communications have moved away from using ‘she, her, hers’’ and ‘your daughter,’ replacing the former with ‘they, them, theirs’ and the latter with ‘student.’ ... Faculty and staff are discouraged from addressing groups of students as ‘girls’ and ‘ladies.’”

The report noted that the school also plans to change its implemented grammar curriculum to accept "they" as a singular pronoun.

Formerly known as parent conferences, such meetings are now called the "adult family member interview" instead of "parent/guardian interview."

Winsor director of community and inclusion Julian Braxton said that the school has been serious about its inclusivity since 1999.

“We had something at that time called Community Curriculum Day, which was a day devoted to talking about some diversity and inclusion issues,” Braxton said. “The topic was white heterosexual privilege — and that was another example of Winsor being willing to have difficult, uncomfortable, important, challenging conversations.”

Despite the language efforts, the Winsor Twitter account still says it is “an independent day school for girls in grades 5 through 12."

At the time of this reporting, the school's home page continues to read, "Empowering girls to lead lives of purpose."

(H/T: The College Fix)