Students at Chino Valley Unified School District in California returned to class to discover chemistry teacher Amanda Swager , 32 , was now Amanda . Michael Swager grew up a boy , but learned as an adult that she was actually genetically female and began transitioning two years ago . She had originally planned to start teaching as a woman after the summer but was forced to bring that forward after being outed by students . 'It 's just relaxing to be able to wake up in the morning and just be me , ' she said , although some parents have said they should have been notified .
Students at Chino Valley Unified School District in California returned to class to discover chemistry teacher Michael Swager , 32 , was now Amanda . Amanda Swager grew up a boy , but learned as an adult that she was actually genetically female and began transitioning two years ago . She had originally planned to start teaching as a woman after the summer but was forced to bring that forward after being outed by students . 'It 's just relaxing to be able to wake up in the morning and just be me , ' she said , although some parents have said they should have been notified .