Thursday, November 23, 2017

DELAWARE: PROPOSED GOVERNOR'S REGULATION 225 ALLOWS CHILDREN TO SELF-IDENTIFY GENDER & RACE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT

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THE COMMUNIST COLLECTIVE
 "PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS" 
IN DELAWARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DISAGREEING PARENTS MADE INTO PARIAHS!
  Sign the Petition to Stop Regulation 225!
Petition Text


  •  No student should ever be pressured to undress, shower, or share overnight accommodations with individuals of the opposite sex, yet, these are exactly the kind of situations regulation 225 promotes.
  •  The new regulation 225 ignores biological differences between the sexes in competitive sports and is a serious setback for the advancements made to equal athletic opportunities for girls.
  •  No federal law requires school districts to grant students access to facilities dedicated to the opposite sex. Regulation 225 threatens student privacy and parents’ rights and attempts to erase the  differences between the sexes.
  •  Compassionate accommodations can and should be extended to students struggling with biological realities in a way that protects the privacy, safety, and dignity of everyone.
DELAWARE: PROPOSED GOVERNOR'S REGULATION 225 ALLOWS CHILDREN 
TO SELF-IDENTIFY GENDER & RACE 
WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT 
 The State attempting to take away 
parental authority
BY THE DAILY WIRE
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
 A series of sweeping regulations being considered by Delaware’s 
Department of Education would allow students to “self-identify” not only
 their gender but also their race, and it empowers schools not to seek 
parental consent if the child feels his or her parents might not be 
“supportive” enough. The law would apply to students of all ages in all 
public schools in the state.
 (VIMEO CENSORED THE ABOVE VIDEO, STILL ON YOUTUBE)  
Nicole Theis discusses Regulation 225 on Fox News Live from Delaware Families
SEE ALSO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeagNiaI3bc

“All students enrolled in a Delaware public school may self-identify gender or race,” reads section 7.4 of Regulation 225. While the proposed regulation states that administrators “may seek parental consent,” it instructs them only to do so if the children feel that their parents are “supportive” enough.
Here's the full text of the regulation (note: the term "Protected Characteristic" is defined by the regulation as the "race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability, age, gender identity or expression or other characteristic protected by state or federal law"):
7.4 All students enrolled in a Delaware public school may self-identify gender or race which is maintained in eSchoolPLUS.
7.4.1 A school may request permission from the parent or legal guardian of a minor student before a selfidentified gender or race is accepted; provided, however, that prior to requesting the permission from a parent or legal guardian, the school should consult and work closely with the student to assess the degree to which, if any, the parent or legal guardian is aware of the Protected Characteristic and is supportive of the student, and the school shall take into consideration the safety, health and well-being of the student in deciding whether to request permission from the parent or legal guardian.
The state-wide regulation also allows students who identify as the opposite gender of their biological sex to participate in all extracurricular and educational programs offered for that gender, including gender-specific classes on sexuality and all sports.
Below is an excerpt from the section on human sexuality courses:
3.4 Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to prevent School Districts and Charter Schools from providing separately to each gender those segments of a program of instruction dealing exclusively with human sexuality. A student shall have the opportunity to participate in the program of instruction dealing exclusively with human sexuality that is consistent with the student's gender identity regardless of the student's assigned sex at birth.
Below is the section on extracurricular activities:
6.2 No student shall be denied the opportunity in any implied or explicit manner to participate in an Extra-Curricular Activity because of the student's Protected Characteristic(s) except as provided in subsection 6.4. Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities shall be encouraged by each Charter School and School District for all students regardless of their Protected Characteristic(s).
The non-profit Delaware Family Policy Council is trying to raise awareness about the massive governmental overreach and the serious social and political implications of the proposed regulation. Along with starting a petition against the regulation, the organization's president, Nicole Theis, is publicly, as she puts it, sounding the "5-alarm alert for parents."
"Regulation 225 violates the right of parents to care for their children without government intrusion. If a student wants to change his/her gender or race, and the school perceives that the student's parents may not be supportive, the school may bypass the parents (see section 7.3.1 of Regulation 225)," writes Theis. "Regulation 225 fails to protect the privacy and safety of all students. Students may claim or 'self-identify' as the opposite gender at any time and have access to the locker rooms, showers, restrooms, overnight accommodations, and any school activity (sports team) that is gender specific. (5.2-6.4)"
(ABOVE) is her appearance on Fox News in which she discusses the pro-transgender, pro-transracial and anti-parental authority regulation.
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BY NICOLE THEIS
  
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
 
Yes, you haerd that right.

Section 7.4.1 of the proposed regulation allows your school to "consult" (privately) with your child about his/her gender and race.

If you as a parent are perceived to be "unsupportive," your child can take on a new identity without your knowledge, or consent.

And who is defining "unsupportive" and deciding that your role as a parent can be bypassed and disregarded?

Policies like Regulation 225 are setting parents up as a “non-ally” and "unsupportive," discriminatory, even abusive, if they affirm their child’s biological realities and work through it instead of embracing the confusion.

This is OUTRAGEOUS!  We have to push back hard on this madness and get everyone around us to do the same. 

This is a 5-ALARM ALERT for parents!

State law says we have until December 4th to comment. WE MUST MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD BEFORE DECEMBER 4th. Please sign the petition below.
There's more; sections 6.3.1.2 - 6.4 will allow for boys to play female sports, and male students may access female restrooms, locker rooms, and overnight accommodations. They simply need to "identify" as female to gain access. BAD IDEA! 

Tell the Department of Education NO on Regulation 225, the privacy and safety of ALL students needs to be protected! Sign the petition below.
Before we go any further, let's be clear: Every student should be valued and treated with respect. Delaware has strong laws to address bullying. 

Compassionate accommodations can and should be extnded to students struggling with biological realities in a way that protects the privacy, safety, and dignity of everyone.
When you read the Regulation here, notice the definition of terms and the contradictions. Think through the scenarios that this invites. 
Regulation 225 violates the right of parents to care for their children without government intrusion. If a student wants to change his/her gender or race, and the school perceives that the student's parents may not be supportive, the school may bypass the parents (see section 7.3.1 of Regulation 225).
Transgender Agenda Versus Parental Rights
Regulation 225 fails to protect the privacy and safety of all students. Students may claim or "self-identify" as the opposite gender at any time and have access to the locker rooms, showers, restrooms, overnight accommodations, and any school activity (sports team) that is gender specific. (5.2-6.4) 
Remember: the public has until December 4th to comment to the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE).
Additional concerns with Regulation 225:
  •  Section 7.4 says students can self-identify their gender or race.
  •  Sections 7.3.1 – 7.4.1 uses the word “may,” meaning the school may disregard and bypass the parents altogether if the school (and who is that exactly?) perceives that the parent is “not supportive” (a non-ally) of the student in their new gender or race. 
  •  Sections 5.1 and 5.2 are completely subjective and create all sorts of opportunities for perceived discrimination as well as the avoidance of teaching certain historical and scientific facts. In addition, they usher in gender identity curriculum, and if one pushes back on it, it will be deemed discriminatory. It's clear that any kind of affirmation of a child’s biological sex can be construed as discriminatory, even telling a student about a scholarship opportunity (section 10.5).
  •  Sections 6.3.1.2 - 6.4 allow for boys to play female sports. 6.4 opens up all contact sports, based on the definition of gender, which is however one identifies.
  •  Section 8.0  mentions student privacy like it's an afterthought.
  •  Sections 1.3 and 10.4 make this regulation a requirement.
Parents need to be aware that children in public schools, as young as kindergarten, are being taught that they can choose their gender. The "Gingerbread Person 2.0" and "the Gender Unicorn" are only two examples of the teaching tools for young students.
IMPORTANT: Regulation 225 invites teaching material like the "genderbread person" or the "gender unicorn" to be used in the classroom, regardless of age. According to Delaware law and this regulation, parents don't have to know a thing about it. 

The popular book George was recently introduced to elementary students in Kansas. It's a story of a 10-year-old boy who is hiding his true identity from his family and friends but unveils his true self to the community in a school production of Charlotte's Web.

In addition to its promotion of sexual politics, the book undermines parental authority by casting George's mother as a non-ally while the school principal (whose office is decorated with LGBTQ affirming posters) saves the day. This message of parents as the "non-ally" is the justification that Regulation 225 uses to disregard and bypass parents. Please pay special attention to how this is framed, and watch for our emails about it. Parents must push back now on this regulation. 
Listen to this presentation by the "Yes Institute," an organization making the rounds in Delaware schools. 
 ABOVE: This presentation was given to middle school students in Delaware by a woman who had a beard, presented herself as a man, said she was a heterosexual male and married to a woman, and can have a baby. Sound confusing? In this presentation to high school students, she was applauded.
(CENSORED, NO LONGER AVAILABLE!)
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Guide for Parents: TrueTolerance.org
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About Author: Nicole Theis

Nicole Theis is a native of Delaware, and Founder and President of Delaware Family Policy Council established in 2008. Nicole, with her team, leads the Faith, Family, and Freedom effort in Delaware and works daily to equip and embolden Christ followers to courageously engage the culture. DFPC is a gospel centric organization that has grown to be the most credible resource for allied legislators, educators, pastors, parents, and anyone who wants to influence and engage the culture around them. Nicole and her husband, Chris, have been married for 25 years and are parents to two wonderful teenagers.
 
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SEE ALSO:
https://www.delawarefamilies.org/blog-delaware-could-let-students-decide-gender-race 
BY TODD STARNES
  
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
 
White boys could soon self-identify as black girls in Delaware.

The state Department of Education is considering sweeping regulations regarding discrimination that would allow children to determine their gender and their race.

The proposed “Regulation 225 Prohibition of Discrimination” could set the stage for a gender-bending, cultural appropriation free-for-all in the nation’s first state.

“All students enrolled in a Delaware public school may self-identify gender or race,” the proposed regulation states.

The state educators use a term called “Protected Characteristics” to describe race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity and other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

And the proposed regulation should scare the living daylights out of every mom and dad in the state. It clearly states school leaders would not necessarily be required to notify parents if Billy suddenly decides to identify as Sally.

“Prior to requesting permission from a parent or legal guardian, the school should consult and work closely with the student to assess the degree to which, if any, the parent or legal guardian is aware of the Protected Characteristic and is supportive of the student, and the school shall take into consideration the safety, health and well-being of the student in deciding whether to request permission from the parent or legal guardian,” section 7.4.1 reads.

The Delaware Department of Education believes it is best equipped to handle your child’s gender or pigmentation change. In other words, government knows best.

“I’m outraged,” Delaware Family Policy Council President Nicole Theis told me. “Every parent should be outraged by this.”

The Delaware Family Policy Council is leading the charge to fight the proposed regulation – urging moms and dads across the state to rise up and fight the Department of Education.

“Literally, if a parent affirms their child’s biological sex, and now race, they are positioned as discriminatory through policies like Regulation 225,” Theis told me. “These policies are setting parents up as a ‘non-ally’ and unsupportive, even abusive, if they affirm their child’s biological realities and work through confusion versus embracing it.”

But this is what happens when the government assumes they can do a better job than you when it comes to parenting your child.

“This is a 5-alarm alert for parents,” Theis told me. “The effects of the deliberate conditioning of children as early as pre-school into believing they can deny biological facts and realities and identify as whatever gender or race they feel, and to what end?”

The Delaware Family Policy Council also has grave concerns over safety and privacy in bathrooms and locker rooms.

“No student should ever be pressured to undress, shower, or share overnight accommodations with individuals of the opposite sex – yet these are exactly the kind of situations Regulation 225 promotes,” she said.

The Delaware Dept. of Education’s decision to ignore the biological realities of our God-given plumbing and reproductive parts has opened up a gender-bending Pandora’s Box.

Would a white child who identifies as black be eligible for Affirmative Action scholarships Would a black child who identifies as Hispanic be permitted to wear a sombrero on Cinco de Mayo? Would a Hispanic child who identifies as Polynesian be permitted to wear a Moana costume on Halloween?

I reached out to the Delaware Dept. of Education seeking answers – but so far, they have not returned my messages.

That being said, I’d like to know how they’re going to handle the gender-fluid, Asian-American football player who suddenly decides during halftime that he’s a Caucasian female?
More Resources by DelawareFamilies.org:
 
 About Author: Todd Starnes
 Todd Starnes is heard daily on hundreds of radio stations around the nation. He also writes a column and hosts a digital show for FoxNews.com. Todd also makes regular appearances on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. He is the author of four books and is a frequent speaker. Todd's journalism has been honored by the Associated Press, the Radio, Television News Director's Association, and the National Religious Broadcasters. Learn more about Todd at www.toddstarnes.com.
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