Students banned from using nicknames under new anti-trans Florida schools guidance

3 years ago by stopthatgirl7 to c/news

The Orange County Public Schools system in Florida has announced guidance banning trans students from bathrooms and the use of nicknames.

admiralteal 21 points 3 years ago

The guidance states that parents of trans students may authorise teachers to refer to their child by their chosen name, but that teachers would not be obligated to use their correct pronouns.

They just directly admit that this has nothing to do with parent choice. Even if parents chose, it's still a firm "no, we will not abide."

Parents only have the "choice" to comply with the authoritarian rules.

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giacomo 17 points 3 years ago

Ok. As far as I recall, highschool students love following idiotic rules and will definitely abide and not use nicknames.

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livus 14 points 3 years ago

Banning school children from using nicknames is the most petty overreach of the "culture wars" I've yet seen.

It would be funny if it weren't for the fact it will likely cause hurt and harm to a vulnerable minority.

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Ganondorf 7 points 3 years ago

Hopefully kids are rebellious enough to actively all use nicknames. Can't punish 2/3 of students all at the same time without causing some major problems.

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stopthatgirl7 6 points 3 years ago

It would be funny if it weren't for the fact it will likely cause hurt and harm to a vulnerable minority.

Which is precisely why they’re doing it. As always, the cruelty is the point.

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livus 7 points 3 years ago

Going after literal children is so contemptible.

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MedicPigBabySaver 12 points 3 years ago

Florida is straight up cesspool of nut jobs. These poor teenagers need to graduate and get the fuck out of Florida. Or, convince their parents to move somewhere reasonable where they won't be thinking about suicide everyday.

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southsamurai 5 points 3 years ago

Or overthrow the corrupt government. But, yeah, what you said

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ryan 10 points 3 years ago

Under the guidance, published Monday (7 August), teachers at schools in Orange County must use pronouns and titles that correspond to their “biological sex” at birth, and parents must fill out a form to let teachers know of any deviation from their child’s legal name, even if this is a simple nickname.

It means a student named Robert would need permission to go by Rob.

The point of protesting, usually, is to inconvenience people who would not otherwise be inconvenienced by some sort of discrimination. But dang if Florida isn't doing all the inconveniencing for us! Can't wait for a pissed off mom who has to fill out a form for her child's nickname they've used all throughout school.

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pragmakist 6 points 3 years ago

This is Europe of course, but I'm fairly confident that I might successfully challenge the schools right to know my childs sex.

That's none of their business.

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Melpomene 10 points 3 years ago

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kaishi 10 points 3 years ago

I hate this. There's nothing I can do about it personally but it makes me deeply upset.