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Public commenters object to claim Washington law bars schools from telling parents about student transitions
Summary
Two public commenters said Washington state enacted a law that prevents schools from notifying parents if students seek to transition; commenters called the law wrong and expressed moral objections. The transcript does not name the statute or show a response from officials.
Two public commenters at a meeting (date and body not specified in the transcript) said Washington state recently passed a law that prevents schools from notifying parents if students pursue gender transition, and they urged opposition to that alleged policy.
"Up in Washington state, they're passing laws now, and it's actually hard to pass, the governor signed it, to where these schools do not have to tell parents, and it's against a law to tell parents if their kids are trying to transition, or anything else that has to do with ****** orientation," Commenter 1 said.
Commenter 2 responded with moral objections and concern about long-term effects on children, saying, "That is totally wrong. That is totally wrong. Because when they do that to these kids, later on, these kids are gonna go, oh, this is a big mistake and this is a mistake that is not correctable. Right? This is something that they're probably most likely going to have to live with for the rest of their life."
Commenter 2 continued, "And shame on them. Amen. Absolutely shame on them, you know, for, and that's what I'm saying. For our kids to want to do something like that, they're being told that they're not good enough, that they that their their gender is not who they are. Well, who are they?" The same commenter added a faith-based comment: "I'm sorry. I believe in in a savior and and he tells me that I was born perfectly in his image, and that's the only way it is."
The transcript excerpt does not identify the meeting body, provide the statute name, or show any response from school officials or elected members. The claim that a Washington law prohibits parental notification is presented by the commenters in the record but is not verified in the transcript.
Absent additional records or statements from officials, the transcript does not establish the text or scope of any Washington statute referenced by the speakers, who did not provide a citation or bill number.
