While I fully agree that any student should be treated respectfully, I
absolutely do not approve of these proposed guidelines! They are a
state overreach of power based on radical, unscientific theories that
seek to eradicate all distinctions between male and female and treat
our school-aged children as social experiments in sexuality. Rather
than making children feel safe, these policies create chaos and
confusion in the hearts and minds of children where none existed
before. Additionally, these guidelines especially endanger girls,
making them subject to possible abuse and/or harassment in
bathrooms, locker rooms, etc., and also subject to biological
inequities in sports competitions.
Furthermore, the family is the most foundational and fundamental unit
in society, and these policies only serve to destroy that family unit by
undermining parental authority and involvement in their children’s
lives. Unquestionably, the vast majority of parents love and care more
about their own children than the state or anyone else ever will. What
automatically qualifies the state to be more loving/caring/responsible
in handling these crucial, life-altering matters than the parents
themselves? This usurping of parental authority by the state sets a
dangerous precedent for the abuse of public power in other arenas as
well.