Two members of the Orange Unified School District board have been removed by parents who opposed a policy requiring school staff to out transgender kids.

Two members of the Orange Unified School District board have been removed by parents who opposed a policy requiring school staff to out transgender kids.

Parents in Southern California have voted to remove two conservative school board members after they spearheaded a policy that forcibly outs transgender students to their guardians.

Members of the Orange Unified School District board voted 4-0 to enact the policy in September. It was passed at 11:30 p.m., after the three opposed members walked out and withheld their votes.

The policy states that parents must be notified when a student seeks “to be identified as a gender other than the student’s biological sex or gender listed on the student’s birth certificate or any other official records.” This includes names, nicknames, and pronouns, and applies even if the student hasn’t taken action but has discussed the matter with a counselor.

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At the initial meeting in September, the board was overwhelmed by crowds who showed up to either protest or support the policy. However, the majority of the attendees voicing support did not have children in the district’s schools, and most were not residents of the area, according to the Times.

  • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
    3·
    8 months ago

    First off, kids in high school are constantly battling for their independence. Their autonomy is their goal almost exclusively until things go wrong.

    What the hell can go wrong being called “he” in second space?

    A good parent has to watch out from afar and hope they taught their kid well.

    Sounds like that’s on parents to do a better job teaching, not to enlist the state doing a more invasive job at watching.

    Maybe it was never talked about before. Maybe when it was they didn’t know how to say what they had to say.

    Maybe you should have talked to your kid about all the ways people can be before it could be an issue; possibly enlisting a drag queen to read them a story at a library?
    Even if that kid ain’t Queer they’d be prepared to be a good friend to any classmates who are.

    Third, the parents aren’t always in the way. Kids don’t give parents enough of a chance to rise to the occasion without giving them a chance.

    Kids aren’t required to give parents “the chance” to not send them to conversion camp to be tortured, asshole.