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Mum of FTM Teenager Needs Advice

  • 22-03-2012 02:48PM
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Hello all, some of you may remember me from this thread:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056423250

    You were all very helpful and kind and I thank you for that.

    We have two issues on which I'm hoping to get some feedback/advice on please.

    Number 1 is that my boy goes to a mixed school which has a strict uniform policy where girls are obliged to wear skirts (even in the terrible snow we had some time back). He was managing for a while but told me last night that he's finding it more and more intolerable to the point where he's having "panic attacks" going to school in the skirt. I'm going to arrange a meeting with one of the teachers next week (who we believe is sympathetic to our situation) but I was just wondering if anyone had managed to convince a school to change their uniform rules in a similar situation. He's completely open about the situation so isn't worried at all about any kind of backlash, it's the school and making them be flexible that concerns me. Changing school is not at option (for now) as he's doing brilliantly there and is in 5th year, we both think it would be bad for his studies.

    Number 2 is that he's asked for some counselling and he believes there are counsellors who specialise in his situation so I was hoping to get a recommendation for someone in the Dublin city centre or in the Dublin 12 area. Also, any idea how much that costs?

    Thanks in advance for your help.
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