The Oregon Department of Education has released a document that advises schools on how to support their transgender students, especially those who want to keep their gender identity a secret even from their own families, reports The Epoch Times, an American conservative newspaper .
The guidance asks school staff members to respect the child's "need for confidentiality" if a student "discloses their gender identity to them." This is necessary because students who are not publicly accepting of their gender identity may worry about family and community members finding out.
„Where possible, schools should refrain from disclosing information about a student's gender identity without the student's permission, even to parents, guardians or other school leaders”
says the document sent to the schools.
The updated guidance "clarifies new and changing laws and policies" on how to address the needs of "gender expanding" students and the school districts that serve them, Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill wrote in an accompanying letter. Speaking to Fox News, a spokesperson for the department confirmed that when students claim that notifying their parents of their changing identities could pose a safety issue, the agency encourages schools to "put student safety first in all school settings."
It also calls for the provision of "gender-affirming care" in schools. one definition , it refers to “any combination of social, legal, and medical measures that help people feel happy, healthy, and safe in their sex.” According to this, comprehensive care is ultimately aimed at "meeting the person's mental and physical needs related to their gender identity and gender self-expression". Medical services such as access to puberty blockers, "gender reassignment" surgeries and hormone therapy would likely take place at school health centers, the document notes.
The guidance cites a survey in which the majority of respondents identified "gender-affirming" consumables such as clothing, make-up, chest pads (which girls who identify as boys can use to cover their breasts) and menstrual products as items schools should focus on procuring. should.
Unsurprisingly, the new guidelines have angered some parents. The Epoch Times quotes one of them as saying:
„Oregon is committed to pressuring teachers on gender issues instead of educating our children”.
A former employee of a small-town school also expressed his dissatisfaction, saying that "a few years ago, there was no LGBT indoctrination in his school." As he said
"radical gender ideology" entered schools after young teachers adopted it during their university training.
The paper reports: this is not the first time that the Ministry of Education prioritizes issues pushed by progressives. In December, it reportedly spent $2 million on developing an "LGBTQ2SIA+" curriculum, "pride events" and, presumably with the aim of sensitizing, teacher training.
Source: hirado.hu
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