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Parental‑permission names and pronouns bill advances after contentious testimony from students, educators and advocates
Summary
HB 1468, requiring written parental permission before schools may call minors by names or pronouns different from their recorded name and protecting staff conscience objections, drew heated public testimony on both sides and was recommended for passage by the committee.
A bill that would require schools to obtain written parental permission before calling a minor by a name or pronoun different from the student's recorded name drew extended and emotional testimony before the Senate Education Committee.
Representative Wayne Long, the bill’s House sponsor, said the measure aims to protect both parents’ role and educators’ conscience rights. "If the parent says it’s okay to use a name that…
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