A principal provided his staff with a 'confidential' list of students who preferred pronouns and names different than those stated in school records. But the district disavows the 2021 email, saying it doesn't reflect its policies.
Genesis Lara Catalina Foothills School District drew public criticism, a spokeswoman says, after a principal's September 2021 email recently began circulating on social media and was picked up this week by Fox News.
“We respect any student's preference regarding how they are addressed in school, be it a nickname or a pronoun request,” Farbarik said. “However, as students are informed, if a parent were to inquire, our staff do not keep this information from parents. Further, we encourage students to discuss these matters with their parents.”
In her tweet, Solas said she obtained a copy of the email by submitting a public records request. “More schools keeping secrets from parents,” she said in her tweet. “Our goal is to be able to respect these students’ pronouns, names and privacy consistently across campus,” he wrote. "We’re very sorry to know that the current political environment in our country has resulted in remarkable educators like you being targeted," parents Violeta Dominguez and Matthias Mehl wrote to Rubin-Toles in a statement provided to the Arizona Daily Star by the district."Your outstanding commitment to the wellbeing of all students is one of the main reasons why we chose OG as the middle school for "“We need gifted people like Mr. Rubin-Toles to work in our schools.
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