- A Parents Defending Education report revealed that 5,904 government schools in the United States maintain transgender or “gender nonconforming” policies that openly assert school staff can or should keep a child’s preferred gender identity hidden from parents.
- The grassroots parental rights organization has compiled a list of school districts by state that have policies either allowing or encouraging personnel to keep students’ gender identity issues hidden from parents.
- According to the report, to date, 168 school districts and 5,904 schools are embracing a transgender or gender-nonconforming policy that either permits or urges school staff not to inform parents of their child’s preferred gender identity, if such an issue arises in school.
- The policies affect a total of 3,268,752 students in schools in 29 states.
6,000 Schools Hide Children’s ‘Gender Identity’ From Parents
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 20: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., listens to Chole Cole speak about receiving medical transitioning care as a teen, during a news conference on the "Protect Children's Innocence Act, outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The bill aims to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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