A Pennsylvania school system has agreed to rescind a policy forcing teachers and staff to keep parents in the dark about whether their child is being referred to by opposite-sex pronouns and names at school. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative legal group, announced Monday that the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) agreed to drop the policy on LGBT students.
This follows a letter ADF and the Independence Law Center (ILC) sent to CCIU officials on behalf of a client connected to Brandywine Virtual Academy.
ADF Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer said that there is “growing psychiatric evidence that affirming a child’s gender dysphoria at school by using incorrect pronouns and names sets a vulnerable child down a path with lifelong consequences.” “Children across the country have suffered for too long because of the lies of gender ideology,” Langhofer added.
“Schools must cease participating in this dangerous experimentation on kids and respect the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and healthcare of their children.” In May, ADF and ILC sent a letter to CCIU Executive Director George F. Fiore about Policy 103.2.
The policy requires school staff to “not disclose information that may reveal a student’s transgender status or gender nonconforming presentation to others, including the student’s parents/guardians and/or other Intermediate Unit personnel, unless legally required to do so or unless the student has authorized such disclosure.” “Transgender and gender nonconforming students have the right to discuss and express their gender identity and expression openly and to decide when, with whom, and how much to share such private information,” the policy states.
“The Intermediate Unit does not condone the intentional and/or persistent refusal to respect a student’s consistently asserted gender identity, or inappropriate release of information regarding a student’s transgender or gender nonconforming status. Such conduct shall be a