'I have students who are transgender, and let me tell you, at the school it is not an issue,” Thunder Mountain High School special education teacher Meagan Hinton told the committee. “You are making it an issue. The governor is making it an issue.”
Nelson Merrell is a parent and commercial fisherman who lives in Juneau. He wore a shirt that read “Protect LGBT+ Youth” in rainbow letters.
Several teachers spoke against the bill. Thunder Mountain High School special education teacher Meagan Hinton said providing sex education and respecting the names and pronouns of transgender students hasn’t been controversial. Anchorage resident Erin Willahan said the bill prioritized the views of one group of parents over the rights of all students.
The bill would also require school districts to tell parents that they can sue the district if it violates the bill’s statutes. Juneau resident Pat Race said that would hurt districts that are“We’re looking at a time when school districts are strapped for cash, and we’re trying to pile up a bunch of lawsuits against them,” he said. “I don’t think that’s going to be helpful.”
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