Mount Saint Charles Academy responds

Mount Saint Charles Academy released the following statement in regards to its decision to not accommodate transgender students:

“Mount Saint Charles Academy deeply regrets the unintended hurt feelings at and seeming insensitivity of our policy regarding the acceptance of transgendered young people.  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 it 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.

“While Mount Saint Charles can respect that some may find our current policy somewhat inconsistent and intolerant,  please try to understand the reason for its existence. This is certainly not our intent.  Please know that we would very much like to address the issue, and your prayers and kind assistance would go a long way in allowing us achieve that goal.”