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Parent raises concern about teacher asking students to list 'preferred names' during public comment
Summary
During public comment at the Aug. 12 Oakdale Joint Unified meeting a parent said a junior-high student was given a card asking for 'preferred names' and whether the name should be used in front of parents; the board said it would follow up with staff.
At the Aug. 12 Oakdale Joint Unified Board meeting a parent used the public-comment period to complain about a classroom practice that asked students to list preferred names and indicate whether teachers should use those names in front of parents.
The parent said her daughter at a junior high received a card from a teacher that asked the student to "please write any other preferred names that you have on this card and whether I should be using that name in front of your parents or not." The commenter said she planned to speak to the teacher at back-to-school night and asked whether the board would be aware of the practice.
The board responded that it would follow up on the concern.
Why it matters: Parents raised a procedural and privacy-related concern about how teachers solicit and record student-preferred names and whether parents are informed or consulted.
Next steps: The board indicated it would follow up; the commenter said she would speak with the teacher at back-to-school night.
