Kansas' attorney general is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law
Kansas' attorney general is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law
Kansas' attorney general is telling public schools they're required to tell parents their children are transgender or nonbinary even if they're not out at home, though Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do that.
The cruelty is the point.
Good. Parents do not co-parent with the government, as much as the gov would like otherwise.
Schools are pressuring kids to transition then hiding it from the parents. If that doesn't raise alarm bells you might be a gr00mer.
"That never happens!"
Except it does
It turns out it wasn’t the wrong number. It was the wrong name. That student had changed their gender identity, name, and pronouns at school without their parents’ knowledge. The parents didn’t recognize their child’s name because the child had secretly transitioned from female to male at school. I learned about this incident during a staff meeting while teaching for the Salinas Union High School District in California.
Schools are pressuring kids to transition then hiding it from the parents.
No they're not, stop lying about that. 🙄
If that doesn't raise alarm bells you might be a gr00mer
Sounds like you might be projecting there, champ.
The reason this is concerning is because kids get beaten or murdered by parents for being different all the time. Lot of shitty parents out there, so it should probably be up the the student on when or if they come out to them.
I wish it wasn't true.
According to the legal document, "Under the Parental Secrecy Policy, Buena Vista teachers and staff would keep secret from parents that their children had articulated confusion about their gender identity, evinced a desire to change their gender identity, or assumed or expressed a new gender identity, unless the student expressly authorized the parents to be informed."
“So, then I just make sure when I am calling home, I use what they prefer,” the teacher admits. Then she adds the coup de grâce, “Even if someone told me I couldn’t do that, and I couldn’t call them whatever they want or the pronouns they want without parent permission…” here she pauses for dramatic effect while leaning into the camera, “…I would still do it.” The teacher who prefers to keep a student’s transition a secret then signs off with a knowing laugh.
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.
Ah, the classic LGBTQ groomer allegations. A tale as old as the gay panic, a tale that has never been true.
Go take your culture war bullshit off lemmy
a tale that has never been true.
It's been true countless times.
Parents do not co-parent with the government, as much as the gov would like otherwise.
True, I agree with you on this, they have an influence but they're not co-parenting, but school is a place where kids can be themselves among peers, and school and home life should (mostly) be shared at the child's discretion, especially if they're over 15.
Schools are pressuring kids to transition then hiding it from the parents
Source? Theyre not doing that, what are you talking about?
If that doesn't raise alarm bells you might be a gr00mer
It doesnt raise alarm bells for me because that's not something that's happening.
I'm sure you have the potential to type a compelling and eloquent post that would cause us all to change our minds.
.. and I have to thank you for restraining yourself and instead posting nonsense and attempting to start fights.
I'm glad you are doing this because it reminds the rest of us how much we need to support trans people who regularly have to deal with this.
Thanks friend. In many ways this makes you a trans ally.