Students in Nova Scotia will soon be able to choose how they want to be identified in the provincial school system when it comes to their preferred name and gender.
By the end of this month, all Nova Scotia students will be able to choose the name they would like to use at school -- for everything from report cards, to attendance lists, to honour rolls.
“If a student enters a preferred name in their registration process, or if they make a request for a preferred name, that preferred name will be automatically populated into all areas of their school life,” said Joanne Syms of the Nova Scotia Education Department.
A high school health coordinator says the move will make a huge difference for trans students in particular.
1:16
1:51
3:04
4:32
15:20
