{"id":81680,"date":"2017-08-22T17:29:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T21:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=81680"},"modified":"2017-08-22T17:29:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T21:29:15","slug":"outrage-school-teacher-in-ca-county-reads-trangendering-book-to-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=81680","title":{"rendered":"<b>OUTRAGE:<\/b> School Teacher in CA County Reads Trangendering Book To Kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rocklin Parents Grill School Board Over Transgender Discussions In\u00a0Kindergarten<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Shirin Rajaee<br \/>\nCBS Sacramento<\/p>\n<p><iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen src=\"http:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiY2JzIiwidiI6IjM3MTgyMDMiLCJhbnZhY2siOiJhbnZhdG9fY2JzbG9jYWxfYXBwX3dlYl9wcm9kXzU0N2YzZTQ5MjQxZWYwZTVkMzBjNzliMmVmYmNhNWQ5MmM2OThmNjciLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImNvbXNjb3JlIjp7ImNsaWVudElkIjoiMzAwMDAyMyIsImMzIjoic2FjcmFtZW50by5jYnNsb2NhbC5jb20ifSwiZGZwIjp7ImNsaWVudFNpZGUiOnsiYWRUYWdVcmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%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%3D%3D\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ROCKLIN (CBS13) \u2014 The Rocklin Academy school board is facing tough questions from parents concerned over a controversial incident involving transgender discussions inside a kindergarten class.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These parents feel betrayed by the school district that they were not notified,&#8221; said Karen England with the Capitol Resource Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened earlier this summer during the last few days of the academic school year.<\/p>\n<p>At Monday night&#8217;s board meeting, the teacher at the center of the controversy spoke out. With emotions high, she addressed a packed house.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of my students, it was never my intent to harm any students but to help them through a difficult situation,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher defended her actions to read two children&#8217;s books about transgenderism including one titled &#8220;I am Jazz.&#8221; She says the books were given to her by a transgender child going through a transition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The kindergartners came home very confused, about whether or not you can pick your gender, whether or not they really were a boy or a girl,&#8221; said England.<\/p>\n<p>Parents say besides the books, the transgender student at some point during class also changed clothes and was revealed as her true gender.<\/p>\n<p>And many parents say they feel betrayed and blindsided.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want her to hear from me as a parent what her gender identity means to her and our family, not from a book that may be controversial,&#8221; a parent said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My daughter came home crying and shaking so afraid she could turn into a boy,&#8221; another parent said.<\/p>\n<p>The issue was not on the agenda, so parents spoke out during public comment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really about the parents being informed and involved and giving us the choice and rights of what&#8217;s being introduced to our kids, and at what age,&#8221; said parent Chelsea McQuistan.<\/p>\n<p>Many teachers also spoke out in support of what transpired inside the classroom. They spoke about the importance of teaching students about diversity and having healthy dialogues.<\/p>\n<p>One parent said the impact on her son was extremely positive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was so precious to see that he had absolutely no prejudice in his body. My child just went in there and listened to the story, and didn&#8217;t relate it to anything malicious, or didn&#8217;t question his own body,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we head in the direction of banned books or book lists, or selective literature\u2013 that should only be read inside or outside the classroom, I think that&#8217;s a very dangerous direction to go,&#8221; said 7th grade teacher Kelly Bryson.<\/p>\n<p>The district says the books were age-appropriate and fell within their literature selection policy. Unlike sex education, the topics of gender identity don&#8217;t require prior parental notice.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement during the board meeting, the district said: &#8220;As indicated by Superintendent Robin Stout in a communication last week, staff will be engaging parents and teachers in discussions about how materials outside our curriculum will be addressed in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The large discussion has compelled the board to put the item on the next month&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/2017\/08\/22\/rocklin-parents-grill-school-board-over-transgender-discussions-in-kindergarten\/\">http:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/2017\/08\/22\/rocklin-parents-grill-school-board-over-transgender-discussions-in-kindergarten\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocklin Parents Grill School Board Over Transgender Discussions In\u00a0Kindergarten<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}