First transsexual teacher appears in Austria

The Austrian Ministry of Education has decided to allow the first transsexual teacher to work in a high school, informs the BBC. Austrian Walter S. became a woman after a sex reassignment surgery. The teacher has a wife and a son and he calls himself Andrea.

However, parents of some pupils were critical about the news. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Education claimed that the teacher felt no pressure from the school administration because “school is a stronghold of tolerance”.