On gender identity in schools, Maryland school board candidates are divided

The culture war erupting around the nation about transgender rights is being fought in Maryland’s school districts, too.

School boards that set policy for those districts face a dilemma: Do they prioritize a student’s autonomy over their identity or the parents’ right to know who that child really is?

In previous years, some school districts enacted policies that allowed transgender or gender-nonconforming students to choose their pronouns, while not informing parents of their decisions.

Yet in deep blue Maryland, 32 of 74 school board candidates who responded to a Local News Network survey indicated that these policies go a step too far.




https://marylandmatters.org/2024/10/29/on-gender-identity-in-schools-maryland-school-board-candidates-are-divided/