‘Every child made homeless is on you’: CFISD approves gender disclosure policy amid backlash.
In a 6-1 vote, CFISD approved a controversial gender identity policy despite opponents’ warnings over its impact on LGBTQ+ students.
Natalie Torres, who identified herself as a former educator, supports the policy. At the Jan. 16 meeting, she urged the board to provide clear instructions to educators.
“In my experience, the situation created significant tension as I was navigating policies and expectations that conflicted with my personal beliefs and professional judgment,” she said.
“The challenges I faced then reflect the broader issues we see in classrooms and society today where there is increasing pressure to reference individuals by genders other than what God created: male and female.
I'm so glad this person isn't a teacher anymore. Fuck her, and fuck every person who voted in support of this despite what their community wanted. I hope these monsters get some plumbing done.
In my experience, the situation created significant tension as I was navigating policies and expectations that conflicted with my personal beliefs and professional judgment
Exactly what kind of "professional judgment" does a teacher bring to this situation? Unless they're being consulted about a puberty issue, a student being transgender shouldn't make a difference in how a teacher teaches them, right? Or is she implying that being a teacher makes her more knowledgable about gender, somehow?
If she were the school psychologist, I might buy that she has "professional judgment" worth valuing. But for a teacher (especially one who goes on to appeal to religion in the very next sentence), it sounds like weasel words that were tacked on. She probably knew that simply saying her "personal beliefs" caused her conflict would've sounded too weak as an argument. So, she put in the empty phrase "professional judgment," knowing full well that she won't get called out on it by anyone with power.
We've been holding up the title of "Teacher" for the last 30 years as though millions of teachers aren't absolute fuckwits.
Pay them like finance bros and see what kind of quality candidate shows up. Until then, expect what we have to continue.
Such a challenge. Like nicknames. How can you remember the nicknames of kids you didn't know the name of three months before you had first had them in your class?!
She supports it because figuring it out was too hard for her. Wow.
Natalie Torres, who identified herself as a
WE’LL HAVE NONE OF THAT, NOW!
LeCompte justified the policy by stating he believes the school district could lose federal funding for programs like food assistance, which offers free or reduced-cost meals to eligible low-income families.
“Taking no action could affect federal programs such as feeding our children,” LeCompte said at Monday’s meeting. “It would be a disgrace if some of our children went hungry if this policy failed to pass. For many of our students, it could potentially be their sole meal of the day.”
In case anyone thought there was even a shred of good faith in these people.
Like, Todd, what federal programs exactly? The ones your party is attempting to illegally dismantle in Washington at this literal exact moment?
Would love to see cis students gum up the works by deliberately insisting they be referred to as another pronoun. Make this policy too cumbersome to enact.
Would love to see cis students gum up the works by deliberately insisting they be referred to as another pronoun.
And then change to a different set of pronouns multiple times a day.
Yes! They think they are sick of neo pronouns now, just wait.
Everyone should just ask to go by they/them. Let's get rid of gendered pronouns all together
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Despite overwhelming opposition and ongoing turmoil in neighboring Katy ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees nearly unanimously approved a controversial gender identity policy Monday.
During an hour of public comment, dozens of opponents of the policy — including students, parents and teachers — made a final plea to the board on Monday to reject the policy, which would require teachers to notify parents if their child uses a pronoun in school that is different from their biological sex. Despite vocal opposition from attendees, CFISD approved the policy in a 6-1 vote, with trustee Julie Hinaman voting against it.
in Texas, you say.
