Thu, Sep 23rd, 2021

School	Montford North Star Academy (Asheville City Schools, NC)
Teacher	Kristen Moore
Class	Grade 8, Science
Category	Transgender-Indoctrination
Status	Published

Case Detail

Recently I was disturbed to find out you asked all students in your class for their preferred gender pronouns. I have some questions about your policy in this area:

1) You are tacitly communicating to my child that gender is a choice rather than a biological fact. Young children, especially around puberty, naturally idealize the opposite sex, and may become confused into thinking they want to be the opposite sex. How has the school accounting for cases where they mislead impressionable young children into gender dysphoria?

2) Gender dysphoria is associated with very high attempted suicide rates. Who will take responsibility if your promotion of gender dysphoria leads one of your students to commit suicide? How do you justify putting my child at risk? Have these risks been communicated to the class?

Resolution Sought

Please confirm that you will not ask students for their preferred pronouns in your classroom. For the current year, please explain how you will present the risks of gender dysphoria to your class with the same scientific impartiality as any other subject.

Parent Examples

• The parent reported 'The teacher has not made any changes to accommodate my request.'

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