Gender inclusivity is not a new focus for schools. The National Association of Independent Schools has posts and guidelines on the topic going back over a decade.
With a focus this long, it isn’t until recently that many of the information systems we use to track student and family data have adequately supported different options for accurately tracking gender-related data.
The NAIS post “ Guidelines for Schools Working with Gender Variant and Transgender Students ” by John Peterson (2010) states: