Educação escolar e transgeneridade: como uma escola em Conselheiro Lafaiete/MG acolhe seus estudantes transgêneros

Abstract

This master's research was developed within the Professional Graduate Program of the Center for Public Policy and Education Assessment at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. The management case arose from the author's experience at the state school where she works, where she noticed that underage transgender students were asking teachers to identify them by their social name, even though their request had not been legally made to the institution. Thus, this research began with the following question: How does the school effectively identify and welcome its transgender students? The overall objective is to understand the challenges of welcoming transgender students, as well as the measures taken by the Domingos Bebiano State School to ensure these students are welcomed into the educational environment. The specific objectives we defined were: to describe the school's structure: from the physical space to human relationships; as well as the legal framework that protects the school and students in the exercise of their rights; to analyze the causes of the challenges faced by the school in welcoming transgender students; To propose an educational action plan that can identify ways to consolidate the inclusion of transgender students in the school environment. To this end, qualitative research was conducted based on semi-structured interviews with school principals, supervisors, teachers, and technical assistants in basic education. The results demonstrate that the reception of trans students is not satisfactory, limited to referring to them by their social name, even if they do not yet have formal documentation. Thus, the data indicate mediation and listening actions between families and students; and the absence of guidelines for welcoming trans students. Based on this, an Educational Action Plan was developed to mitigate the challenges encountered. Therefore, it is considered that the institution is not prepared to welcome trans students and that actions need to be implemented to ensure harmonious coexistence, given the gender diversity that exists in contemporary society.