How likely is it this can come to your school district? How would you respond? The Daily Wire is the source of the report: Starting next week, many children as young as 5 who attend Los Angeles Unified public schools will participate in a weeklong celebration of “National Coming Out Day,” which falls on October 11. The district issued its “Week of Action Toolkit,” emblazoned with a Black Power Fist over neon rainbow stripes and is nominally optional, although peer pressure will likely prompt elementary school teachers to use its programming. Its version for elementary students contains an “Identity Map activity” that “Prepares students to think critically about identity and … [Read more...]
WA School Gave First Graders Worksheet Listing Identities of “Both” or “Neither” Genders
Todays story comes from our own backyard...Washington State. Whether you agree with discussing or promoting gender identity in children is it more of a question of when or if? We hope you find this article from Elizabeth Johnstons Blog interesting. A school in Washington state is under fire after children were reportedly given a worksheet which listed some gender identities as “both” or “neither” gender. According to a social media post from a parent, students at Edmonds School District (ESD) were given access to a flowchart activity which broke down gender in more than non-binary terms, with corresponding potential pronouns. “My sons first grade assignment from yesterday. … [Read more...]
A Kansas public school teacher is suing school officials for requiring her to address students by their preferred names and pronouns
Is the attempt to force use of "pronouns" on our society one of equity or equality or an effort to desexualize children? Why this attempt to remove a sense of gender? Today's article comes to us from The Conservative Review and Samuel Mangold-Lenett. A public school teacher in Kansas is suing the principal of her school, the district’s superintendent, and members of the school board after being suspended for not using a student’s preferred name. Pamela Ricard taught math at Fort Riley Middle School. She says that she refused to use the preferred names and pronouns of transgender and nonbinary students because it violates her religious beliefs, CNN reported. After being … [Read more...]