(CNN)This past June, our family received a letter from the local public elementary school where our son was a fourth grader. The letter was addressed to the entire school community and it was about an elementary student who was transitioning over the summer and returning to school in the fall -- as a boy. I had watched, along with the entire world, Caitlyn Jenner's stunning transition earlier this year, when the former Olympic gold medalist changed her name and gender. But this was the first time the issue was happening in my small community. The grace and authority with which the school handled it blew me away. I have removed the name of the school from the letter. Here is an excerpt: 12...
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