The walk outs, organized by the Pride Liberation Project, a statewide LGBTQ youth advocacy group, are scheduled throughout the day on campuses across the state.
The walkouts, organized by the Pride Liberation Project, a statewide LGBTQ youth advocacy group, are scheduled throughout the day on campuses across the state.These revised guidelines will only hurt students in a time when students are facing unparalleled mental health challenges, and are a cruel attempt to politicize the existence of LGBTQIA+ students for political gain,” the group said in a statement.
The Pride Liberation Project is calling for the department to revoke its policy and for local school boards “to affirm their commitment to protect all students by rejecting these bigoted proposed guidelines,” its statement said.that began Monday. More than 12,000 comments had been submitted to the education department by Monday night.
Supporters lauded the guidelines for “giving rights back to parents” and ensuring “parents know what’s going on” in their students’ schools. Opponents criticized the policy for being “harmful” to transgender students and said the guidelines amount to “bullying.” The public comment session will close Oct. 26. State department of education staff will review the comments and recommend any edits to the draft, department spokesman Charles Pyle said.The guidelines will probably
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