North Carolina Senate OKs limits on LGBTQ school instruction
1 year, 10 months ago

North Carolina Senate OKs limits on LGBTQ school instruction

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Public school teachers in North Carolina would be required in most circumstances to alert parents before they call a student by a different name or pronoun, under a bill passed by the Republican-controlled state Senate on Tuesday. “Parental rights are most important in matters of medical and health-related decisions.” While Senate Democrats criticized the measure during floor debate, they and their House counterparts have offered an alternative bill they say protects both parents and students without putting LGBTQ children at risk. A Missouri bill debated in committee on Tuesday would go farther than the North Carolina proposal, allowing only licensed mental health providers to talk to students about gender identity and LGBTQ issues in K-12 public schools, and only if guardians first give permission. Roy Cooper told reporters Tuesday morning that he’s concerned the North Carolina bill could have similar economic consequences to a 2016 bill that had restricted transgender access to public restrooms and blocked cities from enacting new anti-discrimination ordinances.

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California Senate approves ban on requiring schools to notify parents of child’s pronoun change
6 months, 1 week ago

California Senate approves ban on requiring schools to notify parents of child’s pronoun change

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — School districts in California would be barred from requiring teachers to notify parents if their child asks to go by a new pronoun at school under a bill the state Legislature is weighing amid legal battles over the rights of parents and gender-nonconforming students. But Republican lawmakers said the state shouldn’t dictate whether school districts can enforce …

Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor
8 months, 1 week ago

Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature. The bill’s progression comes as Tennessee Republican lawmakers have established the state as one of the most eager to pass policies aimed at the LGBTQ+ community as Republicans pursue legislation …

North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
1 year, 5 months ago

North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality. Before this year, North Carolina had largely refrained from passing LGBTQ+ regulations after its 2016 “bathroom bill” — …

North Carolina House revives LGBTQ+ education limits in final days of session
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina House revives LGBTQ+ education limits in final days of session

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Previously stalled legislation that would limit LGBTQ+ instruction in North Carolina public schools and require teachers to out transgender kids to their parents gained momentum Wednesday after months of inaction as state legislators race to push policies across the finish line before the session ends. North Carolina’s House education committee advanced the bill requiring all public school …

Bill to force schools to inform inquiring parents about transgender children fails in New Hampshire
1 year, 7 months ago

Bill to force schools to inform inquiring parents about transgender children fails in New Hampshire

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CONCORD, N.H. — A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated Thursday in the New Hampshire House. The New Hampshire version sought “to establish a consistent mechanism for parents to be notified of information relating to …

Indiana governor signs bills targeting LGBTQ students
1 year, 7 months ago

Indiana governor signs bills targeting LGBTQ students

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor on Thursday signed a bill that will require schools to notify a parent if a student requests a name or pronoun change at school, one of the final bills approved in a legislative session that had targeted LGBTQ+ people in the state, especially students. Indiana’s name and pronouns law, which goes into effect July 1, will …

Indiana Senate backs bill on student names, pronoun changes
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana Senate backs bill on student names, pronoun changes

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana schools may soon be required to notify parents if their children request a name or pronoun change at school, after the state Senate on Monday advanced a House bill that some worry could out transgender kids to their families. Under the Indiana bill, which the House first sent to the Senate in February, a school would have …

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe
1 year, 9 months ago

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe

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TULSA, Okla. — Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepared not to participate in the ceremony. Several “ parental rights ” proposals, which aim to give parents greater control over their children’s education, would formally allow or require schools to …

Experts warn NC bill could harm LGBTQ youth mental health
1 year, 10 months ago

Experts warn NC bill could harm LGBTQ youth mental health

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Critics of a North Carolina bill that advanced Thursday in the state Senate say it could jeopardize the mental health and physical safety of LGBTQ students who could be outed to their parents without consent. It would also prohibit instruction about gender identity and sexuality in K-4 public school classrooms, with an exception for “student-initiated questions.” Several …

North Carolina Senate again seeking LGBTQ limits in schools
1 year, 10 months ago

North Carolina Senate again seeking LGBTQ limits in schools

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill advancing in North Carolina’s Senate would prohibit instruction about sexuality and gender identity in K-4 public school classes, defying the recommendations of parents, educators and LGBTQ youths who testified against it. But bill sponsor Sen. Amy Galey, an Alamance County Republican and education committee co-chair, said that without it, teachers can “shove parents out of …

NC parents’ bill blocking K-3 LGBTQ curriculum clears Senate
2 years, 6 months ago

NC parents’ bill blocking K-3 LGBTQ curriculum clears Senate

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation that in part would prohibit instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 public school curriculum was approved Wednesday by the state Senate. But LGBTQ activists and other critics have blasted the measure as an election-year attempt at censorship that would harm young people, labeling it a “Don’t Say …

NC parents’ bill with LGBTQ limits going to Senate floor
2 years, 6 months ago

NC parents’ bill with LGBTQ limits going to Senate floor

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N.C. — Republican legislation that supporters argue would give North Carolina parents more say over their children’s public schooling and health, but critics say would intimidate and harm LGBTQ youth, is heading to the Senate floor after another affirmative committee vote Tuesday. The “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation includes a provision that would prevent instruction on sexual orientation and gender …

NC parents’ bill that bars K-3 LGBTQ curriculum clears panel
2 years, 6 months ago

NC parents’ bill that bars K-3 LGBTQ curriculum clears panel

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A Republican measure supporters say would empower North Carolina parents to better monitor their children’s public school education — and also would bar K-3 class curriculum from addressing LGBTQ issues — received approval Wednesday from a state Senate committee. “However, the last thing our state needs is another Republican political ploy like the bathroom bill which hurt …

N.C. Republicans push bill to limit teaching of race, racism
3 years, 7 months ago

N.C. Republicans push bill to limit teaching of race, racism

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans are quickly advancing a last-minute proposal that would prevent public schools from promoting several concepts about race and racism. A bill originally seeking to clarify reopening guidance for charter schools was substituted during an education committee Tuesday with a new plan to bar schools from teaching ideas that Republicans say are “contrary to the …

North Carolina won’t pass bill to ban youth trans procedures
3 years, 8 months ago

North Carolina won’t pass bill to ban youth trans procedures

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The office of North Carolina’s Republican Senate leader said on Tuesday the chamber won’t advance a controversial bill put forward this month by three GOP members that sought to limit medical treatments for transgender people under 21. “We do not see a pathway to Senate Bill 514 becoming law,” said Pat Ryan, a spokesman for GOP Senate …

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