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The Orange County Public Schools system in Florida has announced guidance banning trans students from bathrooms and the use of nicknames.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The guidance states that parents of trans students may authorise teachers to refer to their child by their chosen name, but that teachers would not be obligated to use their correct pronouns.

They just directly admit that this has nothing to do with parent choice. Even if parents want to chose, it's a firm "no, we will not abide." Parents only have the "choice" to comply with the authoritarian rules. Conform with what a bunch of straight white Christian men in Jacksonville want for you or bust.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Banning school children from using nicknames is the most petty overreach of the "culture wars" I've yet seen.

It would be funny if it weren't for the fact it will likely cause hurt and harm to a vulnerable minority.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Hopefully kids are rebellious enough to actively all use nicknames. Can't punish 2/3 of students all at the same time without causing some major problems.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would be funny if it weren't for the fact it will likely cause hurt and harm to a vulnerable minority.

Which is precisely why they’re doing it. As always, the cruelty is the point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Going after literal children is so contemptible.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Florida is straight up cesspool of nut jobs. These poor teenagers need to graduate and get the fuck out of Florida. Or, convince their parents to move somewhere reasonable where they won't be thinking about suicide everyday.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Or overthrow the corrupt government. But, yeah, what you said

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I hate this. There's nothing I can do about it personally but it makes me deeply upset.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Good fucking luck getting kids to stop calling each other by random nicknames and shit.

Or does this only apply to teachers, thus making it basically approved child abuse?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Under the guidance, published Monday (7 August), teachers at schools in Orange County must use pronouns and titles that correspond to their “biological sex” at birth, and parents must fill out a form to let teachers know of any deviation from their child’s legal name, even if this is a simple nickname.

It means a student named Robert would need permission to go by Rob.

The point of protesting, usually, is to inconvenience people who would not otherwise be inconvenienced by some sort of discrimination. But dang if Florida isn't doing all the inconveniencing for us! Can't wait for a pissed off mom who has to fill out a form for her child's nickname they've used all throughout school.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

This is Europe of course, but I'm fairly confident that I might successfully challenge the schools right to know my childs sex.

That's none of their business.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I would say Florida man but even Florida man wouldn't be that much of a asshole...

What a fucking authoritarian shithole.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Florida is a shithole of hatred and bigotry. If we're still building that border wall we should build it across the Florida border.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

So much for "small government"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Can the sane states defederate from Florida?

@stopthatgirl7

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Lead by example Ronald!