Posted on 07/07/2023 10:12:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The majority may not “dictate”, but a broad majority is certainly a factor to be contended with. A truculent minority should be aware of the danger of poking either the bear or a hornets’ nest, and this, the Fairfax County school board has gone out of their way to provoke and confront the majority opinion of the parents in the district.
Wrath be upon their heads. As Mr. T used to say, “I pity the fool”.
Good!
The chances for getting unrestricted school vouchers has just increased 84%!
Its definitely Gyorgy Schwartz!
Worse than that, the private school issue pushing this crap as well.
And the more “elite” the school, the greater the woke.
““the majority doesn’t always dictate.”
Yes, we all remember the 2020 election.”
More like, we all remember the last 100+ years of American history.
THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!!!
If the majority of Americans voted to ban guns or free speech, they wouldn’t get their way.
Hopefully. But I digress.
Natural rights that are not subject to mob rule. In this regard, she’s correct.
What the super implies, is that the majority of parents don’t have a say in specific elements of public education.
Sadly, she’s right.
Under the legal concept of In loco parentis you surrendered certain parental rights when you turned Johnny or Mary over to the school. That is the foot in the door.
In the latest assault to bust that door wide open, the left turned "trans kids" into human shields. (In a few cases, there ARE actual medical situations where parents need care and support; it's a family matter. But those instances are rare. Many other cases are acts of rebellion.)
In doing so, these statists have recast (intentionally) this as an issue of contemporary morality, a "civil rights" issue. In this offensive play, it absolutely IS the job of the teacher to address pronouns AND keep it from the parents, because the teachers have an ethical responsibility to the child which trumps the parents' right to know. In this separate article, it was stated that:
Educators have also said they feel bound by their own morality to affirm students’ gender identities, especially in cases where students don’t feel safe coming out at home. (emphasis-added)
...
Other teachers believe they have a moral responsibility to withhold such information. "My job, which is a public service, is to protect kids,” said Olivia Garrison, a history teacher in Bakersfield, Calif., who is nonbinary, who has helped students socially transition at school without their parents’ knowledge. “Sometimes, they need protection from their own parents.”
...
Courts have ruled that under the Fourteenth Amendment, parents get to make medical and mental health decisions for their children, as well as direct their education and upbringing in other ways, unless they are abusive or unfit. But lawyers for schools have countered that parental rights aren’t absolute. Under the Biden Administration, the Department of Education has said that discriminating against students based on gender identity violates federal policy, although its guidance doesn’t specifically address parental rights.
The American Civil Liberties Union has also argued that it’s unconstitutional for public schools to reveal a student’s gender identity to others. Angry parents can put their child in private school or home-school them, said an A.C.L.U. lawyer, Jon Davidson, who is co-counsel for a school district that was sued by parents in Wisconsin. "Parents don’t have a constitutional right to dictate to schools how they should create an optimal learning environment for students,” he said.
There is even more. The National Association for the Education of Young Children in 2019 argued that if a teacher deems a problem (e.g., comply with this family’s request to keep a son from activities associated with girls or femininity) to be that of an ethical responsibility (a situation with just one morally justified course of action) and not an ethical dilemma (a situation for which there is more than one possible resolution, which can be justified in moral terms) , THEY CAN IGNORE THE PARENTS.
In the summmer of 2020, when most of us were dealing with re-election and the pandemic, the ACLU wrote a letter to school principals and superintendents saying:
Specifically, without full and voluntary consent by the student, it is against the law to disclose a student’s sexual orientation or gender identity, even to a student’s parents (emphasis added) or other school administrators.
Finally, the National Association of Secondary School Principals issued this ruling in February 2017 (based on the date stamp in the html code) that:
Privacy: Unless the student chooses to disclose certain information, his or her transgender status, legal name or sex assigned at birth is confidential medical information and considered “personally identifiable information” under the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA). Disclosure of that information to other school staff or parents could violate the school’s obligations under FERPA or constitutional privacy protections. (emphasis added)
The groundwork for this teacher takeover of parent's rights was laid years ago. To a certain extent, the pandemic messed up their plans because many parents who aren't political saw on Zoom what their kids were learning, and got involved. But, as I said, the left is really good at being aggressive, even if they lose on 4th and goal. Because they know, with a lot of spineless opponents, they'll get the football back.
Anyone who homeschooled their kids had many reasons, but at its core we believe that WE, the PARENTS and GUARDIANS, are the ones who can best call the shots. Our rights in that regard are plenary. And yes, as with all rights, abuses occur. But just like with the right to keep and bear arms, plenary rights cannot be watered down due to the behavior of bad actors.
And yes, while all this may SEEM like a trans or gay thing, that's just the entertainment division of the Educational/Industrial Complex hypnotizing you. Maybe the kids are becoming "trans" like kids became goths as an act of rebellion. They outgrow it (usually).
But the left plays the entire game. They know this whole debate will play out in the public and courts for YEARS. By then, even if we get a win, the damage will be done and a generation of confused kids will not know of parents rights. In fact, the ones on the margin and who aren't totally brainwashed will ask Mom and Dad "why the f didn't you pull me out of school?" What will be YOUR response? We needed two incomes, we had a mortgage, you weren't that important.
The left's end game? It's always speculative, but it's worth noting that the 10th plank of the Communist Manifesto is "Free education for all children in government schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc. etc.
Or, as the Dead Kennedy's said, you'll work harder with a gun in your back, for a bowl of rice a day.
This won't be solved by letters to the editor, getting on the School Board, or ranting on FR.
If you have a child, you must understand this gridiron, and that the officials are on the other team's payroll. You must also understand that what's at stake is more than whether you son gets to be called Florence at school.
Be MacArthur and leave Corregidor NOW. You can always return later, BUT LEAVE NOW.
/rant
Time for Recalls. Then they’ll see when the majority counts.
Do we really care what some Leftwing educational association believes? I have always had a problem with public education and teachers’ unions. Educational Associations are no different.
Back in 1971, the NEA, meeting in Philadelphia, hired Saul Alinsky to do their organizing for them. The quality of public education has been on a verifiable down turn ever since.
This gender issue is dangerous. It is nothing but theory, not scientific fact. If teachers want to push gender theory, other teachers should be allowed to teach creation. Get your Leftist politics out of the public schools.
they are fedgov employees sacrificing their children
michelle reid did not seem concerned about losing her job
maybe she knows something we dont
84%! Let’s hear those dems scream “Our democracy is threatened!!”
No mention of a husband or a family, and her only opponent last year for the Fairfax seat withdrew at the last minute. Reid comes from the bluest part of Washington state.
Yes, we all remember the 2020 election.
Apologies to Leonard Cohen:
♪ ♫ ♬
"Everyone knows their votes are worthless;"
"Everyone knows the fix is in."
Yes. We do.
Because they team up with other left wing associations like the ACLU to develop a battle plan which encircles normal people.
Normal people hear about teachers bypassing parents, and think “that’s wrong.” Then these leftwing associations say “we are just following ethics AND the law.” Normal people say “that’s absurd.”
In rides the ACLU, trumpeting their legal nonsense.
At that point, it doesn’t matter what parents say. There is a stake in the ground that can only be removed by legislation or a court challenge.
In both cases, the left has put normal people in “check” in this chess match. It will take months or years to get out of check, during which time children are destroyed.
The only solution is to kick the chess board, send the piece flying everywhere, and remove your kids from the game.
The website now points out that was an error, and the incident did occur in a neighboring district.
That is the problem, they define their own ethics, which are mostly unethical.and they do not follow the law.
I am sorry. I firmly believe that the quality of public school education is inversely proportionate to the growth of the NEA and its concomitant associations.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.