April 21, 2021 Volume 56, Issue 5
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In between the binary Gender and sexuality at Greenhill, p. 10
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thered. That’s how a junior says they felt after their teacher’s attempts to be more inclusive made them feel more excluded. The teacher told their class that students would be split into groups of boys and girls the next time they met. If any student identified otherwise, they should email their preferred group.
Nobody emailed, so the teacher split the students by gender in the next class. Inadvertently, the teacher prevented a non-cisgender person from “passing” as their birth sex by asking students to indicate a preferred group. And by splitting students into groups by perceived gender, the teacher had made the junior feel alienated from themselves and their peers— “othered.” “So, what would be the point?” said the junior student, who asked to remain anonymous
News
Views
Head of School Lee Hark rolls out the first strategic plan of his tenure, p. 2
Mask-wearing is an act of empathy, despite the end of the Texas mandate, p. 5
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to avoid harming to the teacher. Greenhill is known among its peer institutions as a diverse and progressive school, but some students feel this inclusive reputation doesn’t always translate into full acceptance of all community members. To those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer, there is still an underlying fear of rejection within the school community. “Policy is not reality,” said Michael Legacy, a former Upper School math teacher who identifies as gay and sponsored the campus
group True Colors—a club similar to a gay-straight alliance—until his retirement last year. “Greenhill has always been ahead of the curve in terms of trying to make the environment accepting, but that doesn’t mean it always is.”
Arts
Sports
Primer teacher and cheerleading coach Tracey Pugh writes her fourth collection of stories, p. 7
Upper School student has film accepted into the South by Southwest Film Festival, p. 13
Eating disorders among female athletes requires action by coaches and companies, p. 15
Features
Full selves Since the struggle for Black American civil rights in the 1950s and 1960s, Greenhill has positioned itself as a progressive force in the larger Dallas community. The school has established itself at the forefront
of diversity, equity, and inclusion advancements, especially among independent schools in Texas, Head of Upper School Trevor Worcester said. “Our mission compels us to sustain a diverse and inclusive community,” said Head of School Lee Hark. “Those aren’t just words—they represent one of the primary goals of our school. Every student at Greenhill deserves to feel fully included.” !"#$%#&'()"#)*+),Photo by Raag Venkat
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