CCSD Board of trustees votes to move gender diverse policy forward with changes

CCSD Board of trustees votes to move gender diverse policy forward with changes

View In Browser   Dear Powerful Parents We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to those who endured another marathon board meeting. You continue to show up and stand for our kids.   At 12:13am Friday morning, The CCSD Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to move the Gender Diverse policy forward with some changes.  The trustees voted in the following manner:   Trustee Deanna Wright - Yes Trustee Carolyn Edwards - Yes Trustee Lola Brooks - Yes Trustee Linda Cavazos - Yes Trustee Chris Garvey - No Trustee Kevin Childs - No Trustee Linda Young - No   Parents and community members testified for over three hours in front of the board, asking them to revise the policy so that it will protect parental rights and all students' privacy and dignity. In spite of the vote to move the policy forward, there are some positive aspects that emerged from the meeting.   Some of the Trustees seem to be acting in good faith on behalf of families. Several expressed concerns that the language was not clear when it came to protecting parental rights, student privacy and freedom of speech. Although Power2Parent opposed the vote to move the policy forward before the revisions were written,  we are encouraged about some of the clarifications they indicated were needed.     The Board of Trustees will bring the Gender Diverse policy language back for discussion at the August 9th board meeting.  We will be updating you on specifics language we are looking for in the revision language and announce the details that will be discussed.  Please save the date for that meeting.    Thank you for all you do for our children and this community.  We will not lose focus as we continue to advocate for truth.  Sincerely,   Power2Parent                                                            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

Alert! CCSD Gender Diverse Policy Proposal- Meeting Thursday June 14th

Alert! CCSD Gender Diverse Policy Proposal- Meeting Thursday June 14th

View In Browser Dear Powerful Parents, On June 14th, 2018 the CCSD Board of Trustees will be meeting to review and possibly approve a gender diverse policy addressing "the rights and needs of students with diverse gender identities or expressions."  The meeting will take place at the Clark County Commission Chambers, located at 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas at 6:00pm.   This policy proposal enshrines the supposed "right" of transgender students to access the locker room, restroom, and hotel room that aligns with their gender identity, not biology.  Parents will not know if their daughter is changing with,  or rooming with a biological male who identifies as female.   CCSD has ignored parents and cowered to radical groups at the expense of other students' privacy and dignity.  Please take time to read the proposal and attend the meeting on June 14th. CCSD Proposed Gender Diverse Policy   Ask the Trustees to create a gender neutral option in the policy.  This way, every student would have two choices: use the facility that aligns with their biology or use a gender neutral option.  No student would be singled out or harmed by policy that covers every individual equally.  Businesses and government buildings and school districts throughout the country are using the gender neutral option rather than opening sex-separated facilities to members of the opposite sex.   In the 2017 / 2018 school year, more than 16 CCSD employees sexually or physically abused students entrusted in their care. The Review Journal recently reported that Trustee Deanna Wright allegedly used the power of her office to shield her husband from punitive consequences for abusing two children in his classroom in October 2017 and March 2018. Now, during summer months, they are trying to pass a radical transgender policy.  Additionally, Trustee Carolyn Edwards announced in the last work meeting that she plans to  bring up a vote this July that would recommend no parental notification requirements when children receive sex education at school. It is inappropriate for trustees to schedule actions on topics of this importance during summer months out of the purview of parents.  In the 2018 / 2019 budget, Trustees set aside $117,000.00 to hire an individual to promote CCSD's virtues and successes because so many parents are fleeing the district for alternative education choices.  Parents and stakeholders have attended countless meetings over the years and testified for hours about their right to parent their children according to their deeply held beliefs only to be dismissed and ignored. Given a dismal educational record, broken trust, and obvious contempt  for parents, it is clear that our district and elected officials have forgotten who they work for.   In the coming weeks, Power2Parent will be hosting school choice events to give our parents some possible alternatives to CCSD. Thank you for your continued stance for parental rights! 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

Gender Diverse Policy Passed by NDE, now onto Legislative Committee for Final Passage

Gender Diverse Policy Passed by NDE, now onto Legislative Committee for Final Passage

View In Browser Dear Powerful Parents, On Friday, May 11th, the Nevada Department of Education passed state regulation language for gender diverse students. This regulation will go to the Legislative Committee on Education for final approval. Pursuant to the passage of SB225 in 2017, this regulation is a framework that obligates every district in the state to create its own transgender guideline or policy.  Through open records requests, Power2Parent discovered that the trans-activist group Gender Justice Nevada has influenced this process from the beginning. GJNV has a vested financial interest in our children seeking contracts to provide staff training and counseling services.  This regulation is incomplete, and the writing process was unethically influenced by trans-activists who could gain financially if this regulation is approved by the Legislative Committee.   As of today, we do not know what day the regulation will come before the committee, but we will alert parents when it is posted.   This policy protects one demographic at the expense of others constitutionally protected rights as well as parental rights. It is incumbent on our legislators to fix this policy before its final passage. We urge you to contact your legislator and ask them to intervene.    These are the legislators who voted for SB225 that was packaged as expanded training for staff: Assembly-Yes Anderson, Elliot  Anderson, Paul  Araujo, Nelson  Benitez-Thompson, Teresa  Bilbray-Axelrod, Shannon  Brooks, Chris  Bustamante Adams, Irene  Carlton, Maggie  Carrillo, Richard  Cohen, Lesley  Daly, Skip  Diaz, Olivia  Flores, Edgar  Frierson, Jason  Fumo, Ozzie  Hambrick, John  Jauregui, Sandra  Joiner, Amber  McCurdy II, William  Miller, Brittney  Monroe-Moreno, Daniele  Neal, Dina  Ohrenschall, James  Pickard, Keith  Spiegel, Ellen  Sprinkle, Michael  Swank, Heidi  Thompson, Tyrone  Tolles, Jill  Watkins, Justin  Yeager, Steve Assembly-No Edwards, Chris  Ellison, John  Kramer, Al  Krasner, Lisa  Marchant, Jim  McArthur, Richard  Wheeler, Jim   Senate-Yes Atkinson, Kelvin  Cancela, Yvanna  Cannizzaro, Nicole  Denis, Moises  Farley, Patricia  Ford, Aaron  Gansert, Heidi  Harris, Becky  Manendo, Mark  Parks, David  Ratti, Julia  Roberson, Michael  Segerblom, Tick  Spearman, Pat  Woodhouse, Joyce Senate-No Goicoechea, Pete  Gustavson, Donald  Hammond, Scott  Hardy, Joseph  Kieckhefer, Ben  Settelmeyer, James Click here to find out who your State Senator and Assemblyman are.   We also have a very important primary coming up in Nevada on June 12th 2018.  Early voting begins May 24th - June 8th.   As you are deciding how you will vote, there are many important questions to ask, like "Will this candidate stand up for my parental rights?" "How has this candidate defended parental rights in the past?" The last day to register online to vote is May 24th. Click here to register today.  Thank you for continuing to stand with us in defense of parental rights. Power2Parent 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