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August 9th is the next CCSD Meeting on Gender Diversity.

View In Browser POWER2PARENT.ORG Dear Powerful Parents,   On August 9th CCSD Board of Trustees will be voting on the final language of the gender diverse policy / regulation language.  We are working with trustees and the district to make sure that our concerns will be addressed in the final language draft.   Our most important goal in developing this policy is to uphold the right of every child to feel safe and respected at school.  In our diverse culture, the best way to accomplish this is to create policy that applies to each student equally without placing the needs of one student over another.  The final draft has not been released, but we are looking for the following points to be addressed:   Every campus should have a gender neutral option for restrooms and locker rooms that can be used by anyone.  Sex-separated facilities will still exist, but a gender neutral option should be available to any student for any reason. Overnight field trips pose a delicate challenge with respect to student privacy, parental notification and consent.  Power2Parent supports CCSD's current practice allowing a gender diverse student to choose friends with whom they wish to share a hotel room. Notification and consent from the parents or guardians of all potential roommates must be obtained.   Parents are against teaching gender ideology in the classroom under the guise of anti-bullying.  Teaching children that gender is fluid and not related to biological sex undermines deeply held beliefs by many in our community.  Schools should reflect neutrality on social issues. Any anti-bullying education should teach kindness and friendship rather than promoting individual lifestyles.  Power2Parent has requested a written provision in this policy stating that gender ideology will not be taught to students K-12. The Nevada State Department of Education requires additional diversity training to all staff pursuant to SB225 made law in 2017.  Trainings regarding gender diverse students should be provided by the CCSD Equity and Diversity Department rather than using outside entities or organizations.  Paying for training or providing contracts to outside advocacy groups is a waste of limited resources.   We anticipate the release of the final language around August 3rd.  We will update you as soon as the draft is posted. Please mark your calendars for August 9th and plan to attend the meeting.  We will follow up with time and location. Your engagement has been key in shaping policy language that will affect every student in the district.  We are grateful for your continued support.   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

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