RolStoppable said:
JWeinCom said:
7.4 All students enrolled in a Delaware public school may self-identify gender or race which is maintained in eSchoolPLUS.
7.4.1 A school may request permission from the parent or legal guardian of a minor student before a selfidentified gender or race is accepted; provided, however, that prior to requesting the permission from a parent or legal guardian, the school should consult and work closely with the student to assess the degree to which, if any, the parent or legal guardian is aware of the Protected Characteristic and is supportive of the student, and the school shall take into consideration the safety, health and well-being of the student in deciding whether to request permission from the parent or legal guardian.
This is the full text of the law, or the relevant section. That's my best interpretation of it.
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That sounds reasonable. But it still leaves an important question unanswered.
Is there really a blood type O in the United States or is that merely the perception of someone who has only ever heard blood type 0 (zero) pronounced as O?
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It does indeed sound reasonable. Anytime I asked anyone for a better method to report race, I've been ignored.
I would say my blood type is O (said like Oh) positive.
But, if there was a football game and the score was 17-0 I might say "The score was seventeen oh. If something cost one dollar and nine cents I would say "that's one oh nine.
But, while I might say "I have zero dollars in my bank account" I would never say "I have oh dollars in my bank account.
So, O(oh) and 0 (zero) are sometimes used interchangeably.
