Victory for Parents! CCSD Discards Radical Policy Recommendation

Victory for Parents! CCSD Discards Radical Policy Recommendation 

View In Browser Dear Powerful Parents,  I want to congratulate you for your persistence and tenacity in defense of all children in our district.  To every person who showed up to public input meetings, stood in the freezing cold at the Trustee Meeting, wrote emails, and made phone calls, thank you for exerting your influence.  Together we made a difference.   Today we learned that the CCSD Board of Trustees discarded the radical policy recommendations created by the gender diverse working group. With this victory, we hope to build on our momentum, and we need your help to further our campaign to protect students at school.  We have a great opportunity to generate guidance that protects everyone, honors privacy rights, and gives students choices.  On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. the Board of Trustees will hold a meeting to "discuss and take possible action to direct the superintendent to draft a new policy and regulation for gender diverse students."  This meeting will be held at the Clark County Commission Chambers Government Center located at 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89155.  There is no other item on the agenda. Every person who wishes to speak will have the opportunity to be heard and influence the process. Potential speakers can sign up by calling the Board of School Trustees office at 702- 799-0257 from 3 pm on Friday, March 16 through noon on Thursday, March 22 or by signing up to speak at the beginning of the meeting. This meeting is important for families to attend so that we can emphasize the need for fairness and equity in our policies.  In order to move forward in this process  Superintendent Skorkowsky must take into consideration the following: The Nevada Department of Education has not released the language that amends the current anti-bullying laws, we must wait for guidance once the language is adopted.  Instruct administrators and CCSD employees to enforce current anti-bullying laws.  Any guidelines developed in the future must provide equal access to all students while also ensuring the privacy of each student.   Now that the gender diverse recommendations are discarded, Power2Parent is developing, and will communicate a framework for guidelines that we hope will be used as a template moving forward. Our goal is to clearly define how we can effectively meet the needs of our diverse student population in their educational journey, while giving principals needed guidance and protecting all children's privacy.  More information on this framework will be available in the next few days.  On behalf of the Power2Parent team, we applaud your ongoing dedication to protect your parental rights and advocate for  children. It is an honor to serve with you.  Respectfully,  Erin Phillips Donate Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2018 Power2Parent, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in changes to the CCSD Sex Ed curriculum and/or parental rights in Nevada unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences