A father is suing a school district in Florida because the school was having secret meetings with his daughter about gender identity and he was only notified after she tried to commit suicide by hanging herself in the bathroom at the school:
Horrifying story. Parents allege Florida school leaders held secret meetings with their child regarding her gender identity. They were only informed months later when she attempted suicide after a gender identity crisis pic.twitter.com/hicldewHNx
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Here’s more from Fox 30:
A Clay County father said his rights as a parent were violated and now he’s taking the school district to court.
The suit, filed by Child & Parental Rights Campaign, claims a school counselor held secret weekly meetings with an elementary student about a gender identity crisis for months without alerting the parents.
“It is a serious mental health decision that school personnel are not qualified, not competent, and not authorized to make,” Vernadette Broyles, the organization’s president, said. “Parents must be involved in these important decisions.”
The father, who we are not naming to protect the identity of the child, said he was alerted on Jan. 5 that his daughter attempted to commit suicide on campus.
“It was a nightmare for us,” he told Action News Jax’s Robert Grant. He said the guidance counselor told him his daughter didn’t want to talk about it because of her parent’s Catholic faith.
“I took offense because that had nothing to do with it. I mean I don’t even know if she understands our faith. That demonstrated she was ignorant about it. Our faith is one of unconditional love for our children.”
The suit was filed Monday in federal court.
“To protect the rights of parents to be able to raise their children, to direct the care of their child, in accordance with their faith and without the interference of government officials,” Broyles said.
The suit alleges that school leaders encouraged others to call the 12-year-old a boy and gave her a new name without the parents knowing.
A Jacksonville counselor told Action News Jax that confidentiality is protected until the child presents a danger of harming themself or others, then they must notify the parent.
The write-up by Fox 30 doesn’t include everything in the video, so be sure and watch the video for more.