San Diego — At what point does parental authority at their child’s school become too much to bear?
Concerning the issue surrounding school closures, this question has surfaced multiple times since the outbreak. Most recently, during demonstrations against gender-neutral rules and “Drag Queen Story Hour,” student bodies have spoken out.
One parent, Scott Davison of Carlsbad’s Sage Creek High School, raised concerns about a possible mental health issue when his kid decided to change his name or pronouns or use a different restroom or locker room.
The prospect of a new state law reducing Davison’s ability to exercise parental supervision worries him.
“Notify the parents first,” Davison instructed.
San Diego Assembly Member Chris Ward presented the Safety Act, which was passed into law in July. To be more precise, it forbids school districts from mandating that employees reveal a student’s gender or pronoun change to anybody else.
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“I benefited from having teachers who were willing to give me that space to explore things like my name and my pronouns,” trans teenager Evan Johnson said.
Johnson is a recent Poway High School grad. According to Johnson, coming out as transgender is not an easy process, and it’s best done away from home.
Taking away Blu London’s time and authority would be a devastating thought, the transgender adolescent expressed. “It saddens me to think that some children would never have the chance to go through the process of coming out.”
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Gender transition rules have been updated by over a dozen school districts in the last year.
As part of a parents’ bill of rights that was approved by Lakeside Union in May, staff members are required to inform parents of any activities about sexual transition. A federal lawsuit concerning a policy adopted by the Escondido School District that bears resemblance to the “Safety Act” is also continuing.
We still don’t know how parental discretion will be affected by the new law in these particular circumstances.
