A California school forced a transgender teacher to suspend several “gender-wrong” children for five days and, as punishment, force them to attend “restorative justice” training, which prompted student advocacy at the school. This was revealed in an email obtained by the group GUSDparent’s Voices. system.
Jennifer Earle, former principal of Herbert Hoover High School in the Glendale Unified School District, said in a May 2022 email that two students entered a classroom, called a transgender teacher by the wrong name, and then fled. said he did. After being fixed according to in an email obtained by GUSD Guardian Voice. The principal said that after interviewing the students, they admitted they were “interested in transgender people.” (Related: Middle school coach returns after student’s suspension for gender dysphoria)
“I asked [the] The teacher asked me how I wanted to handle it and if I wanted to be told just about gender differences or if I wanted to talk about being transgender,” the email read. “He asked me to educate him about transgender. It was well received by students and parents. [Restorative justice] It will happen after stopping. ”
The Glendale Unified School District says it implements “restorative practices” within its classrooms and communities by “reducing, preventing, and improving harmful behavior” and “resolving conflicts and holding individuals and groups accountable.” says. website state. In 2018, the school district established the Restoration Practices Advisory Task Force to provide “comments on implementing restoration practices across the school district.”
A high school student in Glendale receives a five-day suspension for “gender non-compliance” by a teacher, followed by a “restorative justice (RJ)” education.Any comments on this @Glendale USD ?#gusdparentsvoices pic.twitter.com/RcTCLRPJRL
— GUSD Parents’ Voice (@gusdparents) July 5, 2023
“Students have never been penalized, much less suspended, for using the wrong pronoun to refer to a colleague or staff member by mistake,” a district spokesperson said. Said Fox News Digital on email. “However, if the conduct escalates to harassment or bullying, the student may be suspended.”
In June, at least three people were arrested outside a Glendale Unified School Board meeting to discuss whether to include a curriculum that focuses on the gender identity and sexual orientation of students. At the meeting, district superintendent Vivian Exian said the district’s “primary focus” is “inclusive.”
The Glendale Unified School District and Herbert Hoover High School did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.
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