Students at an Illinois high school are requesting the school board mandate the use of their preferred pronouns in classrooms as part of an effort to prevent any “misgendering” of students.

Nova Horrell and Maisy Kobernik-Pollack, both seniors from Evanston Township High School, addressed the school board during a Nov. 8 meeting, according to North Cook News. The students called on the school board to implement new policies for the fall 2022 semester that would require students to state which pronouns they prefer to go by at school, and then, if willing, they can share their pronouns “gallery”-style on a classroom wall that will be updated every couple months.

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