cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/41943780
A Florida couple argued that school officials violated their rights by honoring their child’s request for a different name and pronouns without first informing them.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/41943780
A Florida couple argued that school officials violated their rights by honoring their child’s request for a different name and pronouns without first informing them.
In a vacuum sure that’s well and good, but if the child’s parents are shitheads then outing a kid figuring out their identity is just throwing another problem onto their plate. I could see kids getting sent to conversion therapy as a result of being outed.
It reminds me of the logic behind sanctuary cities; you don’t want immigrants to become easy prey for criminals because they’re afraid to speak to authority figures. I think it’s important to allow children to feel secure with authority figures outside of their parents in the event their parents are not good people and may potentially do them harm.