At Least 6% Of Students Identify As Transgender At One California School District, Data Analysis Finds

California’s public schools have seen an increase in transgender students and their children. “nonbinary.”

A new survey found soaring numbers of trans-identified students at California’s Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD). According to a data analysis on Reality’s Last Stand, an average of 6% of surveyed DJUSD students identified as neither male nor female during the 2020-2021 school year. Due to the nature and purpose of the survey, the number does not include students who identify with the opposite sex.

“This floor estimate is nearly 4.3 times the national average, and 3 times California’s average,” The data analysis revealed.

According to the 2020-2021 Main Report (CHKS), 1,443 students in grades 9, 11 and 7 were surveyed for secondary DJUSD schools. 

When you are asked, “What is your gender?” 6% of 7th-graders, 5% of 9th-graders, 7% of 11th-graders, 16% of students who attend an alternative school (continuation or community day, etc.) were among the 6%. Answered that they were “nonbinary” Oder “something else” Other than male and female. 

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The question will be asked when the answer is given. “Some people describe themselves as transgender when how they think or feel about their gender is different from the sex they were assigned at birth. Are you transgender?” 22% of students in grades 7, 9 and 11 replied. “Yes,” While only 4% of seventh graders, 3% of ninth graders, and 11% of 11th graders stated they were, “not sure” You can ask them if they are transgender. Further, 4 percent of continuing education students stated that they are transgender. Another 8% said otherwise. “not sure.”

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“Pooled together, this gives us an absolute floor estimate of 6 percent for surveyed DJUSD students who can be considered transgender for the 2020-2021 sample, as this does not even include students with cross-sex identities,” The data analysis was completed.

According to Reality’s Last Stand, the definition of “transgender” The most common use of gender ideology is when someone identifies with something other than their birth sexuality, or identifies with the opposite sex. The 6% of children who identify as neither male nor woman are a result of this. “floor estimate” This is the percentage of DJUSD students that most would consider to be transgender. Although this number is higher than it seems, the nature of the survey questions didn’t allow for students who identify with the opposite sex.

Survey questions included questions about social and emotional well-being. It was found that students who identified as “nonbinary” And “something else” other than male or female reported experiencing much higher rates of social emotional distress, chronic sadness/hopelessness, and considered suicide. 

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Students who identify themselves as “nonbinary” The 7th, 9th, & 11th grades reported experiencing chronic sadness, hopelessness, and 47%, 25%, & 55% of the 11th graders who identified as “sick”. “nonbinary” They said that they had considered suicide. 

The survey data shows that the majority of DJUSD students are white and come from upper-middle class backgrounds. Over 80% of their parents have college degrees. The city of Davis, California saw a record number of Democrats outnumbering Republican voters. 6 to 1 2020 Presidential Election

A YouthTruth survey document It was found that students who identify as transgender in these surveys report lower scores on social-emotional and physical health. This helps to increase the number of “inclusive” Transgender topics in curriculum

“Every time we do a gender inclusiveness training, we incorporate this data; the clarity of the data has supported the foundational argument for staff that our newer policies about gender inclusivity are relevant and important,” This is what the document says.