Sex Change A School Problem (Press, 10 September 1984)
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Summary: Sex Change A School Problem (Press, 10 September 1984)
A 16-year-old Pakistani youth named Sajjad Haider Siddiq, who underwent surgery to change his sex from female to male, is facing difficulties in enrolling in a boys' school in Pakistan. Reports indicate that because most Pakistani schools do not offer coeducation beyond the fifth grade, Siddiq needs to apply to a boys' school for his eleventh grade. However, school officials are confused about his unusual sex change and have rejected his application. Siddiq was previously known as Shahnaz Siddiq and attended school as a girl until the end of his tenth grade. The youth, who lives in Faisalabad, located 400 km southeast of Islamabad, sought assistance from the Government's department for school examinations to have his name and gender changed on his tenth-grade school certificate. Unfortunately, his request was denied, with officials stating, "We have no such precedent." The situation highlights the lack of existing regulations concerning gender changes in educational records in Pakistan. Consequently, the government will need to develop new policies, a process anticipated to take considerable time. In the meantime, Siddiq has been instructed to wait.
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