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"After enduring bullying in school and depression, Rachel Pepe had the courage to come out as transgender. Born with the name Brian, the 13-year-old began transitioning over the summer. But come September, she may face even more trauma. Her middle school has reportedly told her mother that Rachel is not welcome back in the classroom \u2014 but Brian is.  An official at Thorne Middle School in Port Monmouth, N.J., allegedly said the district was not equipped to handle Rachel&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;special needs,&amp;quot; and accepting her transition would upset the gender ratio at the school. According to the Asbury Park Press, the teachers couldn&amp;#039;t even call her Rachel, because she was listed as Brian on her birth certificate (ignoring the fact that many other students go by nicknames).  Before transitioning, Rachel would spend the school day in a deep depression and not talk much. She was bullied for being so shy. &amp;quot;I sort of felt something was missing, that something was wrong,&amp;quot; Rachel told the Asbury Park Press. Her mom says even still, Rachel rarely leaves the house.  Her mother, Angela Peters, is hoping to get funding from the district to send her to a more welcoming private school. The upside to this enraging story: After Peters reached out to the media, the school now says they&amp;#039;re willing to work out a solution with Rachel and her family.  Follow Megan on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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