NEW: Catholic High School Mount Saint Charles’ Statement Defends Ban on Transgender Students
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Friday, March 04, 2016
GoLocalWorcester News Team
As GoLocal was first to report, Mount Saint Charles Academy has a ban on transgender students. The Mount has issued the following statement regarding the school's ban:
The policy that currently appears in the Mount Saint Charles Student Handbook is not intended to be discriminatory toward transgendered students nor is Mount Saint Charles Academy’s intent or desire to exclude transgender students. The policy was put in place for the simple reason that Mount Saint Charles feels that its facilities do not presently provide the school with the ability to accommodate transgender students.
As a Catholic school, Mount Saint Charles recognizes its call to serve all children who desire a Catholic education, but Mount Saint Charles also recognizes that it is not a comprehensive high school with the ability to serve all students. Some students may not be academically qualified. Others may have learning plans which the school cannot accommodate. And in some cases, our facilities may not be adequate to service some students.
Although the school has not been approached with any requests to admit transgender students, Mount Saint Charles Academy’s administration has been exploring ways in which it might provide reasonable accommodations for transgender students and fulfill its mission.
Rather than criticize the school for a policy you deem unreasonable, please try to understand the reason for its existence, please know that we would very much like to correct the problem, and your help would go a long way in allowing us to achieve that goal.
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Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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2. East Longmeadow
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .3135
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 2
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 3
Ethnicity: 0
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .2510
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 73
Religion: 21
Sexual Orientation: 53
Ethnicity: 15
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4. Edgartown
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .2351
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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5. Bedford
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .2151
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race:1
Religion: 2
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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6. Bolton
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1976
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Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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7. Lynn
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1743
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 3
Religion: 2
Sexual Orientation: 5
Ethnicity: 4
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8. Medford
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1741
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 5
Religion: 3
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 1
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9. Dover
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1730
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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10. Plymouth
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1727
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 9
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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11. Dracut
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1637
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Race: 4
Religion: 1
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12. Lincoln
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1523
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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13. Haverhill
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1445
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Race: 2
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 3
Ethnicity: 2
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14. Quincy
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1390
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 6
Religion: 3
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 4
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15. Acton
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1311
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 3
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1301
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Race: 0
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1278
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Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1211
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Race: 4
Religion: 3
Sexual Orientation: 3
Ethnicity: 3
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1174
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Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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20. Douglas
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1159
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Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1147
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Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1123
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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23. Milton
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1100
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 2
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1030
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Race: 2
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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Religion: 1
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