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In reply to the discussion: Umm... WTF is this? [View all]

FakeNoose

(42,587 posts)
6. It sounds to me like teachers are afraid of being fired if the parents don't give permission
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:52 AM
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Why should teachers lose their jobs if the parents and their own children can't communicate with one another? The teachers shouldn't be taking sides anyway, and that's what has been happening.

This bill sounds like it is meant to save the teachers from being fired ... and it puts the onus on parents and their kids to agree on the basic principle: Yes they are trans or no they aren't trans. School principals and counselors need to step up also.

I can actually see why Democrats would support this bill.

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Umm... WTF is this? [View all] OldBaldy1701E Tuesday OP
Wow. WTAF? PittBlue Tuesday #1
This is so frustrating. Why can't they just leave people alone? LoisB Tuesday #2
They were Indoctrinated by their sponsors. dave99 Tuesday #4
Yes, that's the real indoctrination. LoisB Tuesday #31
My Grand daughter in kindergarten crud Tuesday #3
Maybe it's time for parents to give newborns the middle name "You" Attilatheblond Tuesday #5
It sounds to me like teachers are afraid of being fired if the parents don't give permission FakeNoose Tuesday #6
I must have misread the op orangecrush Tuesday #7
Because some parents can't handle their kid being trans EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #9
Nope. ShazzieB Tuesday #12
Public School Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators Operate Under... ColoringFool Tuesday #13
I can't subscribe to that interpretation. Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #20
In Ohio our representatives were attempting to make women going braless in T shirts illegal!! Hope22 Tuesday #8
They Would Have Had Many Job Applicants! 😉😛🧐😳 ColoringFool Tuesday #14
Yes so many.... Hope22 Tuesday #16
Whatever heppened to... Totally Tunsie Tuesday #10
The School Building Is A State Unto Itself When It Comes To..... ColoringFool Tuesday #15
ColoringFool's Law: "If It's A Republican Idea, It's Bad." I Was..... ColoringFool Tuesday #11
MAGA'S modus operandi is to attack B.See Tuesday #17
*Transgender People* Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #21
Is this bill likely to die in the Senate? ShazzieB Tuesday #18
Maybe Dems are tired of getting the shit kicked out of them when they suport 0.00001% of the population maxrandb Tuesday #19
There is no justification for this garbage. Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #22
It's .6-1.2%, actually. Quite a bit more than are, say, coal miners. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #23
Politicians aren't losing elections for supporting coal miners maxrandb Tuesday #27
So, people should suffer and die in the name of making sure we don't endanger the infrastructure. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #28
Of course not maxrandb Tuesday #30
"Not one single one of the issues... would be a frickin' issue if Dems held the majority!" OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #32
I guess it depends on what you define as real change maxrandb Wednesday #33
Since I have lived through both, I would say it is about the same, no matter who is in office. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #34
I get it. maxrandb Thursday #35
I never said I would not support them. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #36
Sorry maxrandb Yesterday #37
I also wish you the best. OldBaldy1701E 11 hrs ago #38
I spent 30 years in the Navy maxrandb 9 hrs ago #39
Thank you. It's politics. betsuni Tuesday #24
Fuck any lawmakwer who speaks against or votes against trans rights. TheProle Tuesday #25
Here is the bill on congress.gov mahina Tuesday #26
"Maybe Dems are tired of getting the shit kicked out of them when they suport 0.00001% of the population" J_William_Ryan Tuesday #29
It's depressing that Democrats cannot find a good response to this issue. kentuck 9 hrs ago #40
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