Within a few days, he resigns, despite testimony from co-workers that he is a good principal. The episode has local ramifications. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission has proposed legislation to give gays and lesbians protected-class status, even though, at the national level, a bill has been defeated banning discrimination against homosexuals in the workplace. The dilemma of the drag-bedecked administrator and the recommendation of the Commission bring some very practical questions into focus in Colorado's public schools. Suppose the recommendation becomes law.
Teachers sometimes enter restrooms of pupils of their gender for purposes of supervision.
For example, no responsible educator would argue in favor of allowing male coaches to be present in locker rooms when female students are in various stages of undress. Imagine a virile male in the shower. The sexual tensions generated would be totally disruptive. The young women's personal modesty would be assaulted. Conversely, imagine the effect upon a team of testosterone-driven young men and their female coach, were they forced to involuntarily expose themselves in their coach's presence.