NEWS: Transgendered Teacher Lucy Meadows Found Dead

<encoded><p>A transgendered teacher who started the new year as Miss Meadows at her school, St. Mary Magdalen’s C or E Primary School in Accrington, has been found dead at her home.</p> <p>by Newsdesk | 21st March 2013</p> <p></p> <p>Pupils and parents of the school were informed at the end of December that a teacher at the school - Nathan Upton, would return in January as Miss Meadows.</p> <p></p> <p>A letter addressed to parents read, ‘Mr Upton has recently made a significant change in his life and will be transitioning to live as a woman.</p> <p></p> <p>"After the Christmas break, she will return to work as Miss Meadows.’</p> <p></p> <p>The Daily Mail <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250555/Shock-CofE-school-Mr-Upton-return-Christmas-Miss-Meadows.html">reported</a> that parents from the school were alarmed by the announcement and that their children would be confused by the change.</p> <p></p> <p>In a statement before Christmas, Meadows said: "This has been a long and difficult journey for me, and it was certainly not an easy decision to make.</p> <p></p> <p>"I am grateful to governors and colleagues at St Mary Magdalen's for their support. I'd now ask for my privacy to be respected so that I can continue with my job, which I'm committed to and which I enjoy very much."</p> <p></p> <p>A spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said: "At 4.45pm on Tuesday, police were called by the ambulance service to a report of a sudden death at an address on Ramsbottom Street in Accrington.</p> <p></p> <p>"On arrival they found the body of a 32-year-old woman. There are no suspicious circumstances and a file will be prepared and passed to the coroner."</p> <p></p> <p>A postmortem examination has been carried out and details have been passed to the Hyndburn coroner.</p> <p></p> <p>In a statement on the school website, head teacher Karen Hardman said: "It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the death of Miss Lucy Meadows.</p> <p></p> <p>"Our staff will be working closely with bereavement teams and are here to offer the children and yourselves any support in any way we can."</p> <p></p> <p>Before her reassignment Miss Meadows was known as Mr Upton who had previously been married and a father to a child. </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Related Stories</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/null">Top 10 Anti Gay Tweets From Celebrities</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/News-An-App-That-Shows-You-Where-Gay-Bashings-Have-Taken-Place./5218431">An App That Shows You Where Gay Bashings Have Taken Place</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Dad's-Acceptance-Letter-To-Gay-Son/5183708">on</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p></encoded>