Teachers’ Union To Teachers: Destroy Evidence Of Student Gender-Identity Survey

Via The College Fix,

A Colorado affiliate of the nation’s largest lecturers union, the National Education Association, advised its lecturers to destroy any proof of getting given college students a gender id survey, in response to a latest report.

CBS Colorado notes that whereas the JeffCo Public Schools district says it’s “unclear” whether or not surveys about “preferred pronouns” are in violation of state legislation, it suggested lecturers towards utilizing them as lawsuits are ongoing.

Federal and state legislation forbid necessary surveys that ask about children’ “protected information,” and voluntary surveys should embrace a guardian opt-out.

But an electronic mail from the Jefferson County Education Association advised lecturers that if they offer such surveys, to verify to they’re pencil and paper … as a result of “any digital records are more permanent and may be requested under federal law.”

The electronic mail additionally “encouraged” lecturers to “make […] notations about students and not hold on to the documents.”

The union claims the district has “given contradictory directions” about such surveys; nonetheless, data despatched by the district to lecturers clearly states “please no preferred pronoun/gender identity questionnaire. Do not promise to keep information from parents.”

JeffCo mother and father declare that for the reason that union’s steerage, “dozens” of district lecturers have made use of gender id surveys. Parents say they’re not against college students utilizing most popular pronouns and respect transgender college students’ proper to not be “outed,” simply to the union telling lecturers “to break the law and hide the evidence.”

From the story:

“The leadership actually provided an avenue to get around the law and basically saying it was OK,” says faculty board member Susan Miller.

She says the union put lecturers’ jobs in danger – those who violate the legislation can lose their licensure.

[Parent Denice] Crawford says it additionally put lecturers relationship with mother and father in danger.

“I don’t feel I can trust the teachers,” she mentioned.

She says she reported her son’s survey to his principal however hasn’t heard again. She says she’s not anti-LGBTQ. Her nephew, she says is transgender and her daughter is homosexual.

“This is not political. It’s just they’re breaking the law,” she mentioned.

When requested what motion ought to happen she responded, “the same thing that would happen to anybody breaking the law accountability and correction.”

Miller agrees, “I want parents to know the district takes this very seriously.”

JCEA President Brooke Williams (pictured) averted the problem of telling lecturers to trash proof of gender-related surveys, and as an alternative reiterated district coverage and complained in regards to the “politicization” of the matter.

“By allowing students an optional avenue to share their preferred pronouns while maintaining student privacy, we can better ensure that students feel safe, respected, and validated,” Williams mentioned in an announcement.

“Transgender and gender nonconforming students have the right to discuss and express their gender identity and expression openly and to decide when, with whom, and how much to share private information.”