Wed Jan 11, 2023 – 6:19 pm EST
SALEM, Oregon (LifeSiteNews) – The Oregon Department of Education is instructing teachers in the Beaver State to withhold knowledge that a student is suffering gender dysphoria from parents as part of an updated guidance on “supporting gender expansive students.”
The document, dated January 5, purports to be part of the department’s effort to model “statewide support for gender expansive students” to “make school a place where all students and all educators can thrive and support each other every day,” according to an introduction by department director and deputy superintendent Colt Gill.
While the guidance claims that “[p]arent and family support is the goal when supporting gender expansive students,” it “may not be possible in all situations,” such as when a student chooses not to go public with his or her “authentic gender identity.” In that case, “[t]o the extent possible, schools should refrain from revealing information about a student’s gender identity, even to parents, caregivers, or other school administrators, without permission from the student.”
“When a student requests that their gender identity be kept private, the paramount concern should be the health and safety of the student, while
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