The data gathered by psychologists over years of practice is clear: Affirming a child's gender identity leads to dramatically lower rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide among transgender children. This alone is a reason that schools should affirm a child's gender identity, protect their privacy as needed, educate school staff, and provide appropriate accommodations to gender-expansive students. Schools have a responsibility to keep their students safe, both physically and mentally, during school hours and school activities. This bill goes a long way toward doing that, and I fully support it.