Parents across California are outraged after a school district was accused of secretly counseling an 11-year-old child to transition genders without notifying their parents. The Chico Unified School District has been sued after allegedly violating parental rights by transitioning the student without consent, and local parents took to this week’s Board of Education meeting to demand transparency.
Under the policy, based on guidance from the California Department of Education, schools only inform parents with prior written consent – except in extraordinary situations. Aurora Regino, mother of the now 12-year-old student in question, filed a lawsuit last month alleging that her daughter’s school was helping her transition behind her back. She told Fox News’ Claudia Cowan, “I just want them to stop — stop keeping parents in the dark.”
At Wednesday’s meeting, parents expressed similar feelings of anger and frustration with what they call “the Parental Secret Policy”. One parent named Michelle spoke up for parental rights: “Schools, teachers, counselors and staff do not have the right to keep families in dark as to what is going on with their child. Parents’ rights are fundamental and supreme…These are our children, not yours. We know what’s best for them, not you.”
Another parent named Taylor argued that gender confusion is too complex an issue for children and school counselors to handle alone: “It is not in our children’s best interest to confuse them about topics that are beyond their mental capacity…We entrust our students to your hands, and we would like to know that we could be kept in the loop about our children’s wellbeing. Transparency is key in these formative years.”
Rep. Doug LaMalfa also weighed in on the matter through his congressional district representative Teri DuBose: “Know that the congressman shares your outrage and demands accountability from Chico Unified School District…As a fellow parent, the congressman understands that it is our God-given duty to protect our children…”
Regino’s lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues the Chico Unified School District’s policy violates her “fundamental right” as a parent to direct the upbringing of her children as protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteen Amendment. The complaint seeks a judgment declaring the district’s policy unconstitutional and an injunction preventing the district from continuing to enforce its policy.
This case shines a light on how far woke liberals will go when it comes to pushing agendas onto young minds – even if it means manipulating vulnerable kids into making life changing decisions without their parents’ knowledge or approval. It’s time for us all stand up against liberal censorship and fight back against this type of child grooming!
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.