Oregon education officials released guidance Thursday on how schools should deal with gender ideology following “dehumanizing media coverage against gender-affirming education.”
The 48-page guide published by the Oregon Department of Education, titled “Supporting Gender Expansive Students, Guidance for Schools,” also encourages schools not to inform parents of their children’s gender identity.
“To the extent possible, schools should refrain from disclosing information about a student’s gender identity, including to parents,” the document says.
RON DESANTIS SHAKES LIBERAL UNIVERSITY, APPOINTS SIX MEMBERS TO NEW FLORIDA COLLEGE
Empty classroom in an elementary school. The Oregon Department of Education has released guidance on how schools can support gender-expansive students, including the ability to hide students’ gender identity from parents.
(FNC)
“Students who do not publicly affirm their authentic gender identity may have privacy concerns that students, school staff, community members, or their families find out before they are ready to share their identity more widely.” , it states. “Parental and family support is the goal when supporting gender-expansive students, but it may not be possible in all situations.”
The guide begins with a letter from Colt Gill, director of the Oregon Department of Education and Assistant Superintendent for Public Instruction. He wrote that in the past 18 months there has been a rise in “dehumanizing media coverage against gender-affirming education and healthcare across the country.”
Colt Gill, director of the Oregon Department of Education.
(Oregon Department of Education)
He said the agency has heard the growing concerns of families and communities “around the oppression and violence faced by gender-expansive youth, families and school personnel.”
In addition, the guide encourages schools to affirm the gender identity of students.
“Gender-affirming policies and practices are opportunities for school communities to heal, grow, and prosper; when gender-expansive students thrive, all students and staff benefit from having students, classmates, teammates, and committed friends,” he says. “Research shows that gender-affirming care improves the mental health and general well-being of gender-expansive children and adolescents.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
An ODE spokesperson told Fox News Digital that “parental support and involvement is a priority for ODE and we believe it should be for school districts, because when gender-expansive students are supported at home, research shows they are more likely to succeed in school. and have lower rates of suicidal ideation.
“However, when students identify that notifying their family may be a safety concern, we encourage schools to prioritize student safety in all school settings,” she said.
