New guidelines issued by the New York State Department of Education state that school officials should conceal a student’s gender change from parents if the student does not consent to the school informing them.
42 pages conductivity Provides schools with “correct” terminology to utilize when referring to “transgender and gender-expansive (TGE) students whose gender identity does not match their biological sex, and encourages teachers to have everyone provide their name and pronouns at the beginning of each school year and “regularly throughout the year.” Additionally, teachers should update classroom items with a student’s “confirmed” name if it changes.
“In some cases, schools will need to provide TGE students with additional help to support them and keep them safe. “Schools will want to work closely with the student and their parents/guardians, if the student agrees to be involved in the planning, in developing an appropriate plan to address the confidentiality of the student’s TGE status,” the guidance explains. “Each student has an individualized life situation that requires different school plans and responses, depending on the student’s needs and desires. It is extremely important that schools take a careful approach to understanding each student’s sense of safety and ability to be outside their home and at school.”
Additionally, the guidelines include a table instructing teachers to use “gender-neutral” language such as “people,” “people,” “scholars,” rather than “guys” or “ladies and gentlemen.” Instead of “father-daughter dances”, it is recommended to call them “family dances” and call the “prom king and queen” the “royal court”.
“It cannot be denied that the New York City Department of Education is more focused on left-wing political and ideological causes than on educating students in academic subjects,” Erika Sanzi, director of Parents Advocating for Education, told Townhall. “They cite radical activists as sources and ruthlessly try to deceive parents about what is happening to their own children. This guidance is indefensible.”
Townhall has repeatedly reported on how school districts across the country have been caught trying to keep parents in the dim when it comes to their child’s gender identity. As Townhall reports, school districts in Colorado, Virginia, Kansas and California have been exposed for withholding this information from parents. As a result, Republican Senator Tim Scott (SC) has introduced legislation that would prevent schools from concealing information about a student’s gender identity from parents. Recently, an Ohio school district was exposed for instructing teachers to report child abuse to protective services if the parents of a “transgender” student do not support the student’s gender identity.
