A teacher was placed on leave for refusing to use transgender students’ pronouns. Now he’s suing.
3 years, 6 months ago

A teacher was placed on leave for refusing to use transgender students’ pronouns. Now he’s suing.

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Physical education instructor Tanner Cross of Leesburg Elementary School declared he would never “affirm that a biological boy can be a girl, and vice versa” during a school board meeting in late May. and it’s sinning against our God.” Cross was speaking against a school policy, still in the draft phase, that would require Loudoun County Public Schools staffers to use the names and pronouns that reflect students’ gender identities. They also barred Cross from school grounds, school- The suit, filed Tuesday in Loudoun County Circuit Court, alleges that Loudoun County Public Schools administrators violated Cross’s right to free speech and his right to the free exercise of religion as granted in the Virginia Constitution. “The core of constitutional liberty in a free society — the ability to comment on public policy under consideration without fear of retaliation — is at stake in this case.” The suit names as defendants the Loudoun school board, interim superintendent Scott Ziegler and Lucia Villa Sebastian, interim assistant superintendent for human resources and talent development.

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US Supreme Court rejects parents' plea challenging school gender-identity policy
2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court rejects parents' plea challenging school gender-identity policy

India Today  

The US Supreme Court, turning away another case involving transgender issues, declined on Monday to hear a bid to revive a lawsuit against a public school district in Wisconsin over a policy to support gender identity of students that some parents challenged on religious rights and other grounds. The Supreme Court rebuffed an appeal by a group of parents of …

New Hampshire’s highest court upholds policy supporting transgender students’ privacy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New Hampshire’s highest court upholds policy supporting transgender students’ privacy

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a school district’s policy Friday that aims to support the privacy of transgender students, ruling that a mother who challenged it failed to show it infringed on a fundamental parenting right. At issue is a policy that states in part that “school personnel should not disclose information that may reveal a …

Transgender teens sue New Hampshire officials over new state law
4 months ago

Transgender teens sue New Hampshire officials over new state law

CNN  

CNN — Two transgender teenagers and their families filed a lawsuit Friday against New Hampshire education officials over a new state law prohibiting them from competing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools. Chris Sununu signed the bill into law last month, saying in a statement it “ensures fairness and safety in women’s sports by maintaining integrity and …

Trans teens file lawsuit challenging New Hampshire law banning them from girls’ sports
4 months, 1 week ago

Trans teens file lawsuit challenging New Hampshire law banning them from girls’ sports

Associated Press  

MEREDITH, N.H. — The families of two transgender teens in New Hampshire filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a new state law that bans them from playing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools. The lawsuit claims the New Hampshire law violates constitutional protections and federal laws because the teens are being denied equal educational opportunities and are being …

Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them

Associated Press  

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges took effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 25 states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country. A Kansas-based federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump added another wrinkle, asserting power over states led by Democrats: He said the rule …

Southern California school district sues Gov. Gavin Newsom over new transgender school law
5 months ago

Southern California school district sues Gov. Gavin Newsom over new transgender school law

LA Times  

A Southern California school district has sued the state over a law signed by Gov. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the Liberty Justice Center on behalf of the Chino Valley Unified School District and several of the district’s parents, claims that the new law infringes on the rights of parents. The law states that school employees “shall not be required …

California passes law banning school mandates that out trans students
5 months, 1 week ago

California passes law banning school mandates that out trans students

Salon  

On Monday, California became the first U.S. state to legally bar school districts from notifying parents of a child's decision to change their pronouns. The law was signed in response to local districts in California passing laws requiring school districts to notify their parents if they learn of a child changing their pronoun. “As a parent, I urge all parents …

Nevada schools OUTED for secret student sex changes and classes on the 'Genderbread Person'
6 months ago

Nevada schools OUTED for secret student sex changes and classes on the 'Genderbread Person'

Daily Mail  

Six big school districts in Nevada responsible for thousands of students have policies to help them change sex identity in class without their parents finding out, DailyMail.com can reveal. Emails from Elko County School District reveal that students can transition without their parents' knowledge Researchers obtained internal documents from six school districts that are responsible for thousands of students PDE's …

California bill would protect teachers amid school gender debates
7 months ago

California bill would protect teachers amid school gender debates

LA Times  

Supporters of transgender student rights rally outside an Orange Unified School District board meeting last year in protest of requiring educators to notify parents whose children use a different gender identity at school. Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward is carrying legislation that would shield teachers from “any retaliation” for supporting transgender student rights and would prohibit school policies that require “forced …

Transgender rights vs. parent rights. California goes to court to settle school divide
8 months, 1 week ago

Transgender rights vs. parent rights. California goes to court to settle school divide

LA Times  

Miran Magptyan, left, a supporter of parent-notification policies, confronts Micki Simon, who wants to protect the privacy of transgender students, outside the Orange Unified School District board meeting in September. Rob Bonta saw things differently when his office chose the name signature gatherers must use: “Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth.” Among its provisions, the initiative in question — which has …

I found out my daughter had changed gender when teachers called her ‘he’ at parents’ evening
8 months, 2 weeks ago

I found out my daughter had changed gender when teachers called her ‘he’ at parents’ evening

The Telegraph  

A mother has told how she only discovered that her daughter had been allowed to change gender at school when teachers called her “he” at a parents’ evening. “The school started affirming her behind my back and I only found out that the teachers were using male pronouns during a parents’ evening, when she was being referred to as a …

California school district changes gender-identity policy after being sued by state
9 months, 2 weeks ago

California school district changes gender-identity policy after being sued by state

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Southern California school district sued by the state has updated its policy requiring staff to notify parents that a student is using a different pronoun or bathroom designated for another gender and now will only mention that a child has requested a change to their student records. The Chino Valley Unified School District board approved the …

Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia’s new policies on the treatment of transgender students
10 months, 1 week ago

Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia’s new policies on the treatment of transgender students

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The ACLU of Virginia filed two lawsuits against the state Department of Education on Thursday, asking the courts to throw out Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies on the treatment of transgender students and rule that school districts are not required to follow them. Youngkin’s policies roll back many accommodations for transgender students urged by the previous Democratic …

Teachers can’t be forced to use pupils’ chosen pronouns, says government
1 year ago

Teachers can’t be forced to use pupils’ chosen pronouns, says government

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former Tory prime minister Liz Truss said it “doesn’t go …

‘Trans guidance for schools should not punish teachers for objecting to the use of different pronouns’
1 year ago

‘Trans guidance for schools should not punish teachers for objecting to the use of different pronouns’

The Telegraph  

I will never forget the moment I opened my classroom door to find a 13-year-old trans-identifying student cutting herself with a razor blade she had smuggled into school. Or the sight of a painfully anxious 15-year-old boy – stick-thin due to an eating disorder – arriving at school one day wearing a skirt. They really believed that overnight a feminine …

Florida principal reassigned during investigation into transgender student playing on girls’ volleyball team
1 year ago

Florida principal reassigned during investigation into transgender student playing on girls’ volleyball team

CNN  

CNN — A Florida school district has temporarily removed a high school principal and other members of staff from their positions while it investigates allegations that a transgender student played on a girls’ volleyball team, education officials said. The fact that the student was allowed to play on a girls’ team is “unacceptable,” Florida Department of Education communications director Cailey …

Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use
1 year, 1 month ago

Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis high school senior Caston Peters had used they and them or he and him pronouns at school for three years without a problem, but they came home a few days into this school year and told their mother that the situation had changed. But even though her own child’s wishes are being respected, Michaelis-Peters said she has …

Judge blocks California school district policy to notify parents if their child changes pronouns
1 year, 2 months ago

Judge blocks California school district policy to notify parents if their child changes pronouns

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Parts of a controversial Southern California school district policy that require school staff to tell parents if their child asks to change their gender identification will remain halted after a judge granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to block them until a final decision is made in the case. The Chino Valley school board approved the policy over …

Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
1 year, 3 months ago

Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board

Associated Press  

Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. The lawsuit, filed on the parents’ behalf by the conservative-leaning Cooper and Kirk law firm, alleges that local school boards must adopt the Youngkin administration’s initiatives, which roll back many accommodations for transgender students urged by the previous Democratic administration. …

‘Kids are having to use their deadname’: Students say gender policies make schools feel unsafe
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Kids are having to use their deadname’: Students say gender policies make schools feel unsafe

LA Times  

Celeste Stoller, left, shown here with mother, Ruqayyah, is among the students speaking out against new policies requiring schools to notify parents if students indicate they are gender-nonconforming. “Multiple trans kids are having to use their deadname,” said Max Ibarra, a high school senior in the Chino Valley Unified School District in San Bernardino County, referring to a student’s birth …

Clarity urgently needed on transgender guidance for schools, says commissioner
1 year, 3 months ago

Clarity urgently needed on transgender guidance for schools, says commissioner

The Independent  

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California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns
1 year, 3 months ago

California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns

Associated Press  

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Garza ruled after California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Chino Valley Unified School District for adopting a policy requiring schools …

Judge blocks Chino Valley policy mandating schools notify parents if students are transgender
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge blocks Chino Valley policy mandating schools notify parents if students are transgender

LA Times  

Alexander Simpson, left, and Delbert Tran, attorneys for the state of California, appear in San Bernardino County Superior Court to argue for a temporary restraining order against Chino Valley Unified’s parental notification policy. Still, he found Chino Valley’s policy “too broad, too general” and without a “clear purpose or reference of parental support and involvement.” “There will be parents who …

A Georgia teacher wants to overturn her firing for reading a book to students about gender identity
1 year, 4 months ago

A Georgia teacher wants to overturn her firing for reading a book to students about gender identity

Associated Press  

MARIETTA, Ga. — A Georgia public school teacher took the stand Thursday trying to reverse her firing after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class. Katie Rinderle had been a teacher for 10 years when she got into trouble in March for reading the picture book “My Shadow Is Purple” at Due …

Wisconsin school district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, federal judge says
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin school district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, federal judge says

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has blocked a Wisconsin school district from requiring transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match the sex they were assigned at birth while a lawsuit plays out against the school. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said Thursday that the Mukwonago Area School District must allow a transgender student to use facilities …

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Gender identity guidance should be made ‘more inclusive’ to pupils – union
1 year, 7 months ago

Gender identity guidance should be made ‘more inclusive’ to pupils – union

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Government guidance on teaching relationships, sex and health education should …

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
1 year, 8 months ago

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Associated Press  

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators. “Ask yourself, does Senate Bill 2231 treat others the way you would want to be treated?” Republican Rep. Emily O’Brien of Grand Forks said on …

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names
1 year, 8 months ago

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students’ names and gender pronouns, a federal appeals court said in an order released Friday. Kluge told the school’s principal, Bret Daghe, on the first day of classes for the 2017 school year that …

Arkansas lawmakers OK restrictions on trans student pronouns
1 year, 8 months ago

Arkansas lawmakers OK restrictions on trans student pronouns

Associated Press  

— A bill that would require parental approval for Arkansas teachers to address transgender students by the pronouns and names that they use was approved by lawmakers Wednesday and is now headed to Gov. It requires parental approval for teachers at public schools, including colleges and universities, to use a minor student’s pronoun that is “inconsistent” with the student’s biological …

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

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe

Associated Press  

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 …

Teacher admits helping students change their gender identity without their parents' knowledge
1 year, 10 months ago

Teacher admits helping students change their gender identity without their parents' knowledge

Daily Mail  

A high school history teacher in California has admitted to helping students change their gender identity without their parents' knowledge. Garrison teaches at Del Oro High School in the Kern High School District, which has a form that allows students to change their preferred name and gender marker without a parent's signature. Olivia Garrison, who has previously posted on TikTok …

Teacher asks court to restore suit on trans student pronouns
2 years, 1 month ago

Teacher asks court to restore suit on trans student pronouns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In his lawsuit, Vlaming said he could not use …

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies
2 years, 2 months ago

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies

Associated Press  

McLEAN, Va. — Student activists held school walkouts across Virginia on Tuesday to protest Republican Gov. The new ones made public earlier this month, she said, have the potential to harm “every single queer student in the state of Virginia.” Defenders of the Youngkin model policies, some of whom weighed in through an online public comment period that opened Monday, …

Virginia governor seeks new transgender student policies
2 years, 3 months ago

Virginia governor seeks new transgender student policies

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements. Those guidelines said schools should let students use names and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity without “any substantiating evidence.” They also said students …

Parents sue Eau Claire schools for transgender policy
2 years, 3 months ago

Parents sue Eau Claire schools for transgender policy

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A group of parents is suing the Eau Claire school district for guidance to staff members on supporting transgender students. Parents Protecting Our Children, a group of parents with children in the Eau Claire school system, argued in a complaint filed in federal court Wednesday that the school’s policies for supporting transgender students violate constitutional protections for …

Kansas district settles lawsuit over student pronouns
2 years, 3 months ago

Kansas district settles lawsuit over student pronouns

Associated Press  

A Kansas school district will pay a former middle school teacher $95,000 to settle a lawsuit she filed after she was disciplined for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns, her attorneys announced Wednesday. Ricard said the district denied her request for a religious exemption to its policy that teachers use students’ preferred names and pronouns in school. Ricard, who …

School board has final say on transgender bathroom requests
2 years, 3 months ago

School board has final say on transgender bathroom requests

Associated Press  

ASHLAND, Va. — A county school board in Virginia has voted to require transgender students seeking to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity to present written requests to school officials — and possibly their disciplinary or criminal records. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the Hanover County School Board’s new policy also gives the board final say in …

Kansas teacher sues district over preferred pronouns policy
2 years, 9 months ago

Kansas teacher sues district over preferred pronouns policy

Associated Press  

A Kansas middle school teacher who was disciplined for refusing to use a student’s preferred first name and gender pronouns is suing the school district. Fort Riley Middle School math teacher Pamela Ricard said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Geary County School District violated her constitutional rights and did not accommodate her Christian beliefs when it suspended …

Mother: teachers manipulated child to change gender identity
2 years, 11 months ago

Mother: teachers manipulated child to change gender identity

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A mother who claims teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into changing her gender identity and name has filed a legal case against a tiny California school district. It was once home to the world’s largest sugar refinery and was the setting for some scenes in the 1955 film based on John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden.” While …

Indiana school sued over transgender restroom access
3 years, 1 month ago

Indiana school sued over transgender restroom access

Associated Press  

— A federal lawsuit filed Monday claims a western Indiana school district has been illegally denying two transgender high school students the use of school restrooms and locker rooms associated with their gender identity. The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of the Terre Haute North High School students claims the school district has …

Virginia high court rules for teacher in transgender debate
3 years, 3 months ago

Virginia high court rules for teacher in transgender debate

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the reinstatement of a northern Virginia gym teacher who said he won’t refer to transgender students by the pronouns they use. Loudoun County Public Schools appealed to the state Supreme Court after a judge ruled that the school system violated the free speech rights …

Court Backs A Teacher Who Refused To Use Transgender Students' Pronouns
3 years, 3 months ago

Court Backs A Teacher Who Refused To Use Transgender Students' Pronouns

NPR  

Court Backs A Teacher Who Refused To Use Transgender Students' Pronouns RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the reinstatement of a northern Virginia gym teacher who said he won't refer to transgender students by their pronouns. Loudoun County Public Schools appealed to the state Supreme Court after a judge ruled …

Scottish four-year-olds can change gender at school without parents’ consent
3 years, 4 months ago

Scottish four-year-olds can change gender at school without parents’ consent

The Telegraph  

Children as young as four will be able to change their name and gender at school without their parents’ consent under new LGBT inclusivity guidelines drawn up by the Scottish Government. Scotland’s schools have also been told that trans pupils should be able to use whatever lavatory or changing room they choose, to develop “gender neutral” uniform options, and to …

School board meeting over transgender rules becomes chaotic
3 years, 6 months ago

School board meeting over transgender rules becomes chaotic

Associated Press  

LEESBURG, Va. — One person was arrested and a second was cited for trespassing after Loudoun County’s school board shut down public comment on proposed rules for the treatment of transgender students. Hundreds of people showed up at Tuesday’s meeting in Leesburg to voice their opinions, but the school board voted unanimously to close public comment after just a few …

School board asks high court to review transgender policy
3 years, 10 months ago

School board asks high court to review transgender policy

Associated Press  

GLOUCESTER, Va. — A school board in Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review its transgender bathroom ban after rulings by lower courts that the policy is unconstitutional and had discriminated against former student Gavin Grimm. The Gloucester County School Board filed a petition before the high court on Friday that argues its bathroom policy poses a “pressing …

Virginia School Board's Transgender Bathroom Policy Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules
4 years, 3 months ago

Virginia School Board's Transgender Bathroom Policy Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Virginia school board’s transgender bathroom ban is unconstitutional and discriminated against a transgender male student who was barred from using the boys bathrooms in his high school. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Gloucester County School Board violated Grimm’s constitutional rights when it banned him …

Court: School transgender bathroom policy unconstitutional
4 years, 3 months ago

Court: School transgender bathroom policy unconstitutional

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Virginia school board’s transgender bathroom ban is unconstitutional and discriminated against a transgender male student who was barred from using the boys bathrooms in his high school. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Gloucester County School Board violated Grimm’s constitutional rights when it banned him from using the …

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