Letters: Ohio Ed Board's gender proposal will fight federal government's 'reign of terror'
Resolution will help stop 'reign of terror'
State Board of Education member Brendan Shea has introduced a resolution regarding the use of Title IX that will help reinforce our rights to raise our children without interference from the government.
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Passing this resolution will help stop the reign of terror by the federal government, the biggest bully and threat to parents and to the safety of our children. They want to gut Title IX, which will destroy the very premise it was created for – to protect girls from discrimination in schools, athletics, and academia.
The new version will amputate the rights of parents to make healthcare choices for our children by allowing schools to hide information from parents about our children based on “the parents might abuse the child if they know their child is transgender.”
That is a grossly false narrative.
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Parents cannot be denied their rights because some “may” react negatively. Sadly, some children may unfortunately fall victim to unsympathetic parents and there are resources outside of schools for them to receive help.
Schools are adopting radical gender identity policies to keep receiving federal funding. It is the federal government who is threatening to withhold money, like the Department of Agriculture, who says no more free or reduced lunch unless you adopt these harmful policies. This resolution is standing up for our rights as parents to raise our children as we see fit.
The United States Supreme Court has ruled five times in favor of parental rights: Troxel v. Granville (2000); Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925); Prince v. Massachusetts (1944); Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972); Moore v. East Cleveland (1977).
Most importantly the rights of parents cannotbe denied. Therefore, the State Board of Education must pass Brendan Shea’s Title IX Resolution.
Lisa B. Chaffee, director, Ohio Parents Rights in Education
'Where are the rights of the majority of students?'
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was enacted into law to ensure that "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
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On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education via the Biden Administration released proposed changes to Title IX regulations that would contradict the plain language of the law.
The proposed regulations would prohibit all schools that receive federal funds, from “adopting a policy or engaging in a practice that prevents a person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with their gender identity, forcing schools to deny biological reality and fact-based science.
The problems this change could cause are enormous by allowing gender identity to put girls and boys together in locker rooms and restrooms.
Where are the rights of the majority of students?
Please contact the Ohio State School board by email at SBOE@education.ohio.gov to comment on these changes if you feel that all students have rights to safety and privacy.
Linda Bishop, Findlay
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