Transwoman teacher ‘forced to resign’ by U.P. private school
The HinduJane Kaushik could not contain herself when she received her appointment letter to teach at a private school in Uttar Pradesh’s Mohammadi-Kheri area. Forced to resign Ms. Kaushik was appointed as the Trained Graduate Teacher at the Uma Devi Children’s Academy, a boarding school, after a rigorous round of interviews on November 22. I pleaded with her, requested her for hours, but she insisted that I write my resignation letter and leave the school and hostel premises that very night,” Ms. Kaushik told The Hindu. “Every time I heard or saw students doing this, I would try my best to teach them that it was not right to treat anyone this way, irrespective of their gender, and also the importance of respecting people from marginalised backgrounds,” Ms. Kaushik said, adding that the call to the principal’s office came after one such interaction that she had had with a student, where she revealed her gender identity. Students I was teaching there have told me that they thought I was one of the best teachers they have had,” said Ms. Kaushik.
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