I AM ONE OF THOSE PARENTS THAT THE SCHOOL WON’T TELL ME WHAT THE TRANSGENDER STATUS OF MY LEGAL SON IS (“So How Did It Feel, Gilford School Board, to Watch Your Principal Lie to Me in Public Because of Your Policy JBAB?“)! And Sununu wants to keep it that way!
We’ve said for years that while NH Governor Chris Sununu has been decent on guns and taxes, that’s generally it. He’s all in when it comes to Leftist social ideology – go ahead, prove me wrong if you can! And he got us into this mess when he gave away the “Conservative Store” when he signed SB263 which gave the Democrats one of their social Holy Grails – codifying “gender identity” into law. Its “Slippery Slope” has now given us his threatened veto of HB1431 which did one thing – codify the role and responsibilities of Parents in the raising of their children.
After a lot of heavy lifting by the NH House and Senate (and their leadership at the last, and needed, minute), HB1431 was on the last lap:
Declaration of Purpose. The general court finds that it is a fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children. The general court further finds that important information relating to a minor child should not be withheld, either inadvertently or purposefully, from his or her parent, including information relating to the minor’s education. The general court further finds it is necessary to establish a consistent mechanism for parents to be notified of information relating to the health, education, and well-being of their minor children.
Parents wanted this as they are tired of school administrations giving them the finger with the introduction of Critical Race Theory (Whites are Oppressors, Minorities are victims (and require the ministrations of white Progressives to make it in Life) and the sexualization of little children. They are tired of being ignored, dismissed as extremists or kooks, and lied to. This bill would put a stop to those activities from those that should remember that they are employees and not Education Rulers.
Sununu just gave all of us Normal Parents the finger – he just gave our kids over to the Educational-Industrial Complex – totally owned by Democrat/Socialist Teachers Unions/Superintendents and their sycophants/captured School Boards who have swallowed the Left’s social gospel whole. And, of course, he hid, once again, behind his Attorney General’s office:
“There are specific provisions in the Senate version of the bill that specifically identify gender identity and expression as a basis to have to make reports to parents,” explained Assistant Attorney General Sean R. Locke. “That specifically identifies that group of students, as opposed to any other group.”
HB1431 doesn’t mention “transgender”. In fact, it only mentions “gender expression or identity” once – along with a lot of other things that Parents should be aware of:
(g) The right to be notified promptly when any school board, school district, school administrative unit, school administrator, or other school employee initiates, investigates, or finds the need for any action by school authorities relating to the student pursuant to school policies governing student conduct, truancy, dress code violations, sexual harassment, bullying, hazing, behavior management and intervention, substance use, suicide prevention, gender expression or identity, disability accommodation, and special meal prescription.
Locke wants you to believe, like the critics of the Florida Parent Bill of Rights and the legislation that prohibits the teaching of ANY sexuality to those in K-3, that the sole purpose of this bill is to discriminate. The “law” he quotes is below – note all the other “protected classes” beyond gender identity.
So the relevant question to the AG’s office is “how is telling Parents about ANY of the things above that I’ve bolded discrimination?”. I can’t suss any meaning of discrimination either out of HB1431 or SB263.
I can tell you one thing – such a claim depends on these “kids ‘rights’ before Parents’ actual Rights” people believing that all Parents are BAD Parents. That they are UNFIT parents.
The bill has been opposed by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, LGBTQ+ rights groups, civil rights advocates, and teachers’ unions, who noted that the legislation would require schools to “out” trans students to their parents. They argued that doing so could be dangerous for some students and might discourage others from seeking help at school.
And that keeping information from Parents on ANY of those topics above is a PUBLIC GOOD.
Yeah, tell that to the Parents of that Clay County, Florida 12-year-old girl that got “turned trans” by her guidance counselor, Ms. Washington, and then tried to commit suicide in the girls’ bathroom, not once, but twice, BEFORE the school district notified her Parents. Their reason was that because of their Catholic faith, they were, essentially, unfit parents. Gosh, that would mean, here in NH, that the school just discriminated against the Parents because of their religious beliefs.
I’ll put up the letter that contains the following, but do you see the huge gap in their reasoning? Hint: do you see who is missing?
A coalition of opposing groups had urged Rice to reject the bill that ranged from the unions of AFT, AFL-CIO, and National Education Association of N.H. to the N.H. Council of Churches, N.H. School Administrators Association, New Futures, Granite State Progress, and N.H. School Nurses Association.
“By requiring immediate disclosure to parents about any school club or extracurricular activities, school counselor visits, and changes in gender identity or expression, this bill will sacrifice those important relationships and undermine efforts to create an affirming learning environment for all students,” they wrote.
Note that they talk only about school relationships, within Government relationships – and leave the most important relationship by the wayside: that between a Parent and their child. And THIS is the crux of the entire issue – who has first say, the most important role, in a child’s life.
For them, it’s NOT a Parent. So, what say YOU, NH State Senator Becky Whitley of Hopkinton:
Sen. Becky Whitley of Hopkinton, the lone Democrat on the committee, said the new changes to the bill did not address concerns raised by LGBTQ+ advocates, and warned that the bill could have harmful effects on children whose parents are less accepting.
“I think that this bill is antithetical to all the work we have done in the state to ensure that individuals in this community, in the LGBT community, can live a life free from discrimination and be safe in all communities,” Whitley said.
You want anecdotes??? I’ve got the receipts that you’re dead wrong that schools are the salvation for kids – over 200 posts thus far and another 100 yet to be put up. And I would like NH State Rep Debra DeSimone, Republican, (see, I don’t care WHAT Party you belong to!) to tell us where the peer-review studies are that say that teen suicides would rise. Frankly, the COVID lockdowns on school kids have contributed more to that danger than transgenderism.
At least Jason Osborne got it right:
“I think it’s pretty clear that when children need help, their best chance of getting it is when a parent knows what’s going on”
And NH State Senator Bill Gannon was dead on:
Sen. Bill Gannon, R-Sandown, one of the negotiators, said both sides in this dispute want to protect students.
“Our side believes parents deserve the right to know what discussions about gender they are having with teachers or what clubs they are in,” Gannon said. “Parents understand their child much better than the 15 or 20 different educators that rotate in and out of their child’s life every school year.”
Indeed. Parents first. The nuclear family first. But Sununu ain’t down with that by his own words:
“This bill as written creates numerous challenges for kids,” Sununu said. “I share the concerns of the Attorney General and as such, will veto the bill if it reaches my desk.”
Government first. Schools first. Thanks for contributing to the breakdown of the family, Chris.
One of Marxism’s tools to implement its ideology is the breakdown of the family structure. And Chris has now told us where he stands with relationship to the Traditional Family Structure.
And he’s still not half the politician his Dad, Papa Smurf, probably still is. We gotta get Frank Edleblut to primary Baby Huey.
Sununu should sign this bill – but I have grave doubts he will.
SB263:
AN ACT relative to anti-discrimination protection for students in public schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
282:1 New Subdivision; Discrimination in Public Schools. Amend RSA 193 by inserting after section 37 the following new subdivision:
Discrimination in Public Schools
193:38 Discrimination in Public Schools. No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in public schools because of their age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, or national origin, all as defined in RSA 354-A. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited under this section, including the attorney general, may initiate a civil action against a school or school district in superior court for legal or equitable relief, or with the New Hampshire commission for human rights, as provided in RSA 354-A:27-28.
193:39 Discrimination Prevention Policy Required. Each school district and chartered public school shall develop a policy that guides the development and implementation of a coordinated plan to prevent, assess the presence of, intervene in, and respond to incidents of discrimination on the basis of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, national origin, or any other classes protected under RSA 354-A.
282:2 New Subdivision; Opportunity for Public Education Without Discrimination a Civil Right. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 26 the following new subdivision:
Opportunity for Public Education Without Discrimination a Civil Right
354-A:27 Opportunity for Public Education Without Discrimination a Civil Right. No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in public schools because of their age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion or national origin, all as defined in this chapter.
354-A:28 Procedure on Public School Complaints.
I. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited under RSA 354-A:27 may initiate a civil action in superior court against a school or school district for legal or equitable relief, or file a complaint with the commission as provided in RSA 354-A:21. The attorney general may also initiate such a civil action in superior court or by complaint with the commission.
II. Any complaint filed with the commission pursuant to paragraph I shall comply with and be subject to the procedures outlined in this chapter, with the exception that such complaints may be removed to superior court at any time in compliance with RSA 508:4
282:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 19, 2019
Effective Date: September 17, 2019
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