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Va. school board proposes telling parents how students self-identify
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Va. school board proposes telling parents how students self-identify
Some fear that teachers will be required to ‘out’ LGBTQ students to their parents
By Hannah Natanson
Today at 8:15 a.m. EDT
A Virginia school board is considering a proposal that would require schools to notify parents of students’ “self-identification” — spurring worries that teachers will be forced to reveal the gender identity or sexuality of LGBTQ students without their consent.
The resolution, slated for discussion by Orange County Public Schools at a board meeting Monday, was proposed by board member Chelsea Quintern in compliance with a state law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) in April that says Virginia school districts must notify parents whenever instructional materials include sexually explicit content and must provide alternative, non-explicit materials if requested. ... Citing the law, the Orange County resolution says “students shall not be subjected … to curriculum, materials, and discussions relating to sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other sexually explicit subject without explicit consent from their parent(s).”
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A second provision adds that “the Orange County Public School Board requires schools to notify parents of healthcare services and involvement in critical decisions affecting students’ physical, mental and emotional well-being; including, but not limited to self-identification.”
[New Va. law requires schools alert parents of ‘sexually explicit material’]
The latter statement is troubling to some teachers and students in Orange County and to LGBTQ advocates statewide. One teacher in the county, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional retaliation, called the resolution “a clear instruction to ‘out’ students to their parents.” He said many teachers and students in the district of about 5,000 are distraught.
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By Hannah Natanson
Hannah Natanson is a reporter covering education and K-12 schools in Virginia. Twitter https://twitter.com/hannah_natanson
Va. school board proposes telling parents how students self-identify
Some fear that teachers will be required to ‘out’ LGBTQ students to their parents
By Hannah Natanson
Today at 8:15 a.m. EDT
A Virginia school board is considering a proposal that would require schools to notify parents of students’ “self-identification” — spurring worries that teachers will be forced to reveal the gender identity or sexuality of LGBTQ students without their consent.
The resolution, slated for discussion by Orange County Public Schools at a board meeting Monday, was proposed by board member Chelsea Quintern in compliance with a state law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) in April that says Virginia school districts must notify parents whenever instructional materials include sexually explicit content and must provide alternative, non-explicit materials if requested. ... Citing the law, the Orange County resolution says “students shall not be subjected … to curriculum, materials, and discussions relating to sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other sexually explicit subject without explicit consent from their parent(s).”
{snip}
A second provision adds that “the Orange County Public School Board requires schools to notify parents of healthcare services and involvement in critical decisions affecting students’ physical, mental and emotional well-being; including, but not limited to self-identification.”
[New Va. law requires schools alert parents of ‘sexually explicit material’]
The latter statement is troubling to some teachers and students in Orange County and to LGBTQ advocates statewide. One teacher in the county, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional retaliation, called the resolution “a clear instruction to ‘out’ students to their parents.” He said many teachers and students in the district of about 5,000 are distraught.
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By Hannah Natanson
Hannah Natanson is a reporter covering education and K-12 schools in Virginia. Twitter https://twitter.com/hannah_natanson
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