Although some think Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law prohibited teachers from saying the word “gay,” the Parental Right in Education law prohibited school district personnel from “discouraging or prohibiting parental notification and involvement in critical decisions affecting a student’s mental, emotional, or physical well-being.” At the signing of the bill into law, Gov. Ron DeSantis featured a woman, January Littlejohn, whose daughter was being “transitioned” by school officials, who called her by a male name and used male pronouns.
Christopher Rufo has posted a video of Wendell Perez telling the state surgeon general how he was called to the school after his 12-year-old daughter attempted suicide in a school bathroom. What Perez didn’t know if that the school had been transitioning his daughter without his knowledge, “affirming” her gender by calling her by a male name and pronouns. The videos of teachers posted by Libs of TikTok suggest that teachers see themselves as a “safe space” for children who don’t feel comfortable transitioning in front of their parents — parents are the enemy.
Perez says his daughter was even taken away from him for a week.
Florida father Wendell Perez tells the state surgeon general that Clay County District Schools secretly "transitioned" his 12-year-old daughter without his knowledge and "affirmed" a male name and pronouns, which contributed to her attempted suicide in a school bathroom. pic.twitter.com/VY8Le9KqCi
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) August 23, 2022
The Perez family filed a lawsuit earlier this year against the school district, which has disputed the family's claims. Similar lawsuits have been filed in California and Wisconsin.https://t.co/WBWdvq9SNF pic.twitter.com/z9oKNkhl5F
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) August 23, 2022
This is a dangerous usurpation of parents' rights. States should immediately pass legislation requiring public schools to notify parents of any "gender transition," unless it would create an immediate danger.
No school should be secretly manipulating the sexuality of children.
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) August 23, 2022
A Maryland judge just ruled that these policies are fine https://t.co/crLHsc0eCf
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) August 23, 2022
Those officials responsible must be brought up on child endangerment charges, fired, and never permitted within 100 yards of a child again for the rest of their lives.
— Caleb N. Diffell (@calebdiffell) August 23, 2022
I shouldn’t be shocked, but dang if it’s happening in Clay County… it’s happening everywhere
— Beautiful Life (@FactaRefert) August 23, 2022
Heartbreaking to see so many stories like this, there is nothing affirming about telling kids they’re in the “wrong body” because they feel insecure.
— Hot wings, Hot Takes (@cominginhot01) August 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/TracyPearson99/status/1562157427755290625
This is just so heartbreaking even to watch. Based on his accent I assume this man is an immigrant, or a child of one. Imagine sacrificing to come to this country, only for its authorities to do this to your children. Sick and evil.
— Faye Hausendorff (@FayeH321) August 23, 2022
I live in an adjacent county. Doesn’t make the local news here sadly. I hope he wins this lawsuit and squeezes every penny he can get from CCPS and forces them to change policy. It is outrageous what that school did to his daughter and family.
— ꧁𝔻𝕒𝕥𝕒’𝕤 ℙ𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕣 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕖꧂ (@R2D2NCC1701) August 23, 2022
A surprising number of people in the replies are saying none of this happened, although it’s been covered on the local news:
We have been covering this. We began when the lawsuit was first filed in January: https://t.co/C6acuLMZbs
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) August 23, 2022
Everyone at the school thought they were heroes for doing the right thing and helping this girl transition into a boy. And if she were a little older, they might have recommended “top surgery” to prevent any further suicide attempts.
Related:
Gov. Ron DeSantis features mother whose child was being 'transitioned' by school officials without her knowledge https://t.co/HoJlm5b7pg
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 28, 2022
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