>But they had doubts she had asked to be called Leo to identify as a boy — in the past, she been called that by a friend but in reference to her astrological sign. Sounds like what happened here is this kikette groomer overheard one of the girls friends use that nickname. Then, desperate to virtue signal about a "trans kid" in her class, she seized on the opportunity, using the name as her excuse. Presumably any protests from the child were brushed aside as "internalized transphobia" and ignored. People should really think about how often this kind of thing happens.