Manitoba Education and Training developed the guidelines in this support document to ensure that transgender and gender diverse students have equitable access to all aspects of school life academic, extracurricular, and social) in ways that preserve and protect their dignity. .

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Acknowledgements -- Introduction and Context -- Purpose -- The Challenge -- Document Content and Organization -- Legal and Policy Framework: Developments in Manitoba -- Human Rights Legislation -- Change of Sex Designation in Manitoba -- Safe and Caring Schools -- Understanding Trans and Gender Diverse Identities and Gender Expressions -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Implications for Educators -- Creating Affirming Schools for All -- Principles -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Students -- Parents/Guardians -- Educators -- School Counsellors and Student Services -- School Leaders -- School Boards -- Guidelines for Supporting and Affirming Trans and Gender Diverse Students -- 1. Support the student’s individual process -- 2. Respect students’ rights to confidentiality and privacy -- 3. Work with parents/guardians of trans and gender diverse students -- 4. Attend to requests for accommodation. Use the student’s preferred name(s) and pronoun(s) -- 6. Maintain student records consistent with legal practice -- 7. Ensure dress codes support the full expression of students’ cultural and gender identities -- 8. Minimize sex-segregated activities -- 9. Enable full and safe participation in physical education classes and extracurricular activities, including athletics, in accordance with the student’s gender identity -- 10. Provide safer access to washroom and change/locker room facilities, in accordance with the student’s gender identity. -- 11. Plan for excursions, trips, and camps. -- A Whole-School Approach to Integrating Trans and Gender Diverse Students -- Planning for Student Diversity and Inclusion of Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Youth in School Settings -- Supporting Gender Transitioning in Schools -- Timing of the Transition Process -- Developing and Implementing a School-Based Gender Transition Plan: School Roles and Responsibilities -- Post-Transition Support and Monitoring -- Appendix A: Trans and Gender Diverse Support Services -- Support Services in Manitoba -- Support Services in Canada -- International Support Services -- Appendix B: Selected Print and Online Resources -- Youth -- Parents/Guardians -- Educators -- General -- Glossary -- Bibliography.