Letter: Call people what they want to be called

In 1993, I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah in early childhood education. My husband accepted a job with NASA and we moved to Slidell, La. I found a job working as a Head Start teacher.I was surprised to learn that teachers were required to call students by the name on their birth certificate. I couldn’t call Benjamin “Ben” or Lillian “Lily,” even if it was the only name they had ever known. It was not allowed.It wasn’t allowed b