As this editor has written about so many times, “cisnormative” values are bad — thinking that a family composed of a male father and a female mother and their straight kids is “normal” is unhealthy, but unfortunately, parents aren’t as flexible in their thinking as school counselors. A child exhibits signs of gender dysphoria? Get them on puberty blockers as soon as possible until they’re old enough for top surgery.
On the signing of the Parental Rights in Education law, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis presented a mother whose child was secretly being “transitioned” by school officials without her knowledge. Florida father Wendell Perez told of how he was called to the school after his 12-year-old daughter attempted suicide in a school bathroom. What Perez didn’t know is that the school had been transitioning his daughter without his knowledge, “affirming” her gender by calling her by a male name and pronouns. And as we’ve reported, some schools have set up “transition closets” so kids can come to school in the clothes their parents bought for them and then change into gender-appropriate outfits for the school day.
Here’s a lengthy thread on a lawsuit against a Wisconsin school district that tried to transition a young girl without her parents’ knowledge or consent. Again, keep in mind that the schools feel they’re the heroes in this scenario, saving trans kids from their close-minded parents.
In a conservative WI school district, a young girl began to experience rapid onset gender dysphoria, along w/significant anxiety & depression.
Despite her parents stated objection, The Kettle Moraine Middle School allowed her to covertly adopt a male name and pronouns at school. pic.twitter.com/sbGHgFs9WE— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
Parents Defending Education sent a public records request to Kettle Moraine School District and obtained emails and documents of district staff attempting to help a sixth grade student transition against the will of the child’s parent.@DefendingEd
— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
Former superintendent Patricia Deklotz acknowledged that the girl's parents disagreed w/the child transitioning.
But I guess pesky parents weren't going to stop the love bombs. The therapist & school became the woke cheerleading squad of a girl experiencing acute mental distress. pic.twitter.com/y3SVZrF8vU— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
The naive parents, believing they actually had parental rights that a school district & mental health clinic would not violate, let the school contact their child's therapist.
Together, they decided to "affirm" the 6th grader w/ mental health issues and ignore concerned parents. pic.twitter.com/yMD9C3GX9Q— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
The School District apparently had a higher duty to the woke God of Inclusion. Religious woke cannon clearly states that educators cannot commit the unforgivable sin of misgendering a protected class–a struggling 6th grade child is perfectly able to make life altering decisions. pic.twitter.com/oyhbPOlg6L
— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
The superintendent discussed-in the recently obtained emails-that someone “is getting a legal opinion on where a parent’s rights stop & a child’s rights begin.”
Again, they are taking orders from a 6th grader who is struggling w/mental health issues & rapid onset gender dysphoria pic.twitter.com/4g8tOxlzvb— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
This story, unlike so many, has a happy ending.
The parents removed their daughter from the school. After leaving her “demeanor began to change," and she is now living the life of a typical teenage girl.
Thankful for her parents she said, "affirmative care really messed me up.” pic.twitter.com/M4m1ERXnXX— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
The child’s parents along with other parents then filed a lawsuit against Kettle Moraine School District in November 17, 2021. The lawsuit states: pic.twitter.com/JLGdBgQYyu
— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
It's wild that schools need permission slips to take kids on school trips, yet they feel transitioning a child without parents knowing is just fine.
— KAS (@KAS14599753) November 29, 2022
They’re framing it as transgender rights vs. parental rights but it’s really school/state rights vs. parental rights. Glad the parent withdrew the kid from school and is seeking legal action.
— Closeted News Junkie (@NewsCloset) November 29, 2022
I'm quite sure the district in which we live (also in WI) has a policy that states the school doesn't have to inform parents if the child changes pronouns or name.
— Audreys Inspired Life (@audreysinspired) November 29, 2022
Even if the district has a policy requiring parental consent, administrators & school psychologists IGNORE the policy.
Wisconsin statutes are violated daily and nothing is done to a violating school district or staff member. At worst, violators leave to work in consulting🤦🏽♀️— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) November 29, 2022
Funny how removing her from the school environment helped her mental health. It reminds us of the mom who refused to “affirm” her daughter’s new gender and instead removed social media from her life; her daughter is now happily living life as a girl. Gender affirmation just might not be the tool to use in every case, especially with children this young.
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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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