Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Ewwww...Disgusting!

This will probably be one of the most disgusting things you read today:

To students at Eagleswood Elementary School, she used to be Mr. McBeth. Now, after undergoing a sex change, 71-year-old Lily McBeth is ready to return to teaching as Miss McBeth.

Despite criticism from parents, the school board on Monday stood by its decision to allow McBeth to resume working as a substitute teacher.

After two hours of public debate and a private meeting with McBeth and her lawyer, the board took no action on calls by several parents to bar McBeth from returning to the school where she taught for five years before becoming a woman.

"It was magnificent," McBeth said afterward. "You saw democracy in action."

McBeth, a retired sales executive who was married for 33 years and had three children, underwent gender reassignment surgery last year and re-applied for her job under her new name.

A person has to be mentally incompetent to try and change their gender, which of course can't be done, at age 70...or at any time, for that matter. Bet his kids are proud. I'd be yanking my kids out of the school district pronto.

JASmius adds: Would like to say, "To be or not to be; that is the question..." or may I....?

Hey, I left the "yanking" quip alone, and that was a hanging slider....