Posted on 03/08/2023 3:21:06 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Nearly 6,000 US public schools are employing guidance policies that block parents from knowing whether their child identifies as a different gender in the classroom — which could become federal policy if President Biden’s Title IX proposals are approved in May.
At least 168 school districts nationwide have rules on the books that prevent faculty and staff from disclosing to parents a student’s gender status without that student’s permission, according to a list compiled by the conservative group Parents Defending Education and shared with The Post.
More than 3.2 million students are affected by such policies in all kinds of districts — large and small, affluent and poor, urban and rural, red and blue — stretching from North Carolina to Alaska.
The non-comprehensive list includes two of the largest school districts in the country, Chicago Public Schools and Los Angeles Unified School District — along with other city jurisdictions like DC Public Schools, Baltimore City Public Schools, San Francisco Unified School District, Portland Public Schools, and Seattle Public Schools.
Districts from deep-blue university towns — Berkeley and Palo Alto, Calif.; New Haven, Conn.; Iowa City, Iowa; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Hanover, NH; Durham, NC; and Madison, Wis. — appear on the list, as do 11 districts in deep-red Idaho, 16 in purple Pennsylvania and seven in Virginia, where Republican Glenn Youngkin was elected in 2021 in part on a platform of giving parents a bigger say in their children’s education.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
gender dysphoria is a medical condition, and they should all be SUED for practicing psychiatry without a license...
>> in loco parentis (in place of the parent)
Providing it’s not a Nun correcting bad behavior....
Appreciated, but I don’t recall signing any agreements that surrendered my parental authority. And this implicit ‘in loco parentis’ standing certainly doesn’t grant matters of sexuality — thus, the predators they’ve proven themselves to be.
Fair point, about in loco parentis not extending to pronouns, but that legal doctrine was the nose under the tent. Parents were totally fine letting the public schools govern their children from 7:30-3pm for YEARS.
Further, much of this is like complaining that terrorists don't abide by the law. We are dealing with a well-organized opposition that has the ACLU, education, and the MSM on their side. Frankly, they planted the seeds for this takeover years ago, with in loco parentis serving as the bedrock.
Parents can try to fight, by moving to Florida, getting involved in the local districts, and so on. However, there will be sleeper cells of leftist educators who, as these articles point out, believe they have an ETHICAL responsibility to the kids, and not the parents, to keep pronouns etc hidden. That fight will drag on for weeks if not months. Meanwhile, the children are damaged.
MacArthur returned, but only after he left Corrigedor. Children should not be chess pieces. Pull them out NOW - it'll hurt the districts' funding in the short run, and parents can reclaim their family post haste.
“I hate to tell you this, but the moment parents signed on to the public school standing in loco parentis, they surrendered a big chunk of their “rights.”
No. Loco parentis does not in any way grant the school the authority to meddle in a student’s personal life. Loco parentis only grants the authority to discipline and protect the child.
I’m pretty sure 100% of parents are aware of their children’s gender status. They might not be aware of their kids’ fantasies instigated by perverted teachers.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania disagrees with you.
A. In Loco Parentis
1. Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Vice Principals and Principals in the public schools have the right to exercise the same authority as a parent, guardian or person in parental relation to such pupil concerning conduct and behavior (emphasis added) over the pupils attending a school during the time they are in attendance, including the time required in going to and from their homes.
2. School authorities’ ability to stand in loco parentis over children does not extend to matters beyond conduct and discipline during school, school activities, or on a conveyance as described in the Safe Schools Act providing transportation to or from school or a school sponsored activity.
Show me where the disagreement is.
Define behavior and conduct.
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