Detroit City Wire

Royal Oak Schools "DEI Coordinator" Dr. Kimbertly Martin attended a recent webinar the Daily Mail said shared tips on “subversively and quietly” encouraging students to cross dress.

“Dozens of Midwestern teachers met online this week and traded tips on helping trans students change gender at school without their parents' knowledge, while criticizing a raft of new Republican laws on sex and identity,” reported the Daily Mail. “In the four-hour workshop, they discussed helping trans students in the face of new laws in Republican-run states on gender, pronouns, names, parents' rights, bathroom access, and sports teams.”  

“Some teachers said they followed the rules, but others discussed being 'subversive,' how their personal 'code of ethics' trumped laws, and how to 'hide' a trans student's new name and gender from their parents,” said the report. 

The webinar was hosted by the Great Lakes Equity Center, which says it is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. 

The Daily Mail reported that Martin "spoke about helping trans students keep their gender change a secret."\

"We're working with our record-keeping system so that certain screens can't be seen by the parents … if there's a nickname in there we're trying to hide,' Martin told the online gathering," said Martin, according to the report.

Martin has worked at Royal Oak Schools since June 1, 2021, according to the school district's website. The website said Martin is "a dedicated social justice advocate and diversity consultant."

She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and has a master's of Business Administration from Clark-Atlanta University. She also has a Ph.D. in Higher Education leadership from Oakland University.

Martin previously worked as the assistant dean of students at Purdue University, the "diversity and inclusion" coordinator at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, the director of the cultural center at the University of Louisville, and as the director of multicultural programs at Missouri State University.