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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 for nuance

It's so hard as a society to discuss some of this stuff right now. For example, I see the role of parents of elementary kids as very different from those of HS students. [b]If an ES wants to change pronouns, I do think the parents should be told[/b]. In HS, that's a different conversation. But it's very hard to say such things publicly because anything not 100% in lockstep gets accused of being hateful.[/quote]

Always? And how often? If the parents are told and declare that everyone must use a particular pronoun for their child, and the student comes to school and says, "Mommy and Daddy are really mad at me. I wish I could just be Poppy," what then? Do the parents have a right to know? What if you know the parents are fans of reeducation camps for gay kids? Do you still have to tell them? [/quote]

I'm not a teacher, but I'm guessing lots of parents do things at home that you don't agree with. That could be rules on screens, religious views, diet, bedtimes, etc. But fundamentally, these are still ES kids, and yes, I think parents should know what is going on at school. School counselor could offer to meet with the family, etc. But if my 3rd grader wanted to be called a different name at school, I was a parent would want to know, yes.[/quote]

Would you be a parent your kid would want to know? Do you think your kid understands your values/approach to life? [/quote]

When I was a kids I never told my parents anything even though they were wonderful people who would have been totally accepting. Sometimes (a lot of the time) kids perception of their parents reactions are totally off base. I do not think teachers/social workers are necessarily the best judges of what the best thing is for my kid. I would want to know and think schools shoudl be required to tell parents. I also agreed with Youngkin's policy re youth sports. I do NOT agree with the policies re bathrooms. Trans kids face much more risk of harm by having to go to bathroom of their birth sex than how they identify. I think the left is really missing the mark by painting everyone not in line with them as "anti-trans." It's hard for them to know how most people feel about these issues though because we've made it so that you're vilified if you don't tote the party line. So everyone stay silent and votes how they feel. [/quote]

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