Amber Lavigne’s 13-year-old daughter suffered from gender dysphoria. At least that was the diagnosis the boy came up with. How could she explain her persistent anxiety and depression? She consulted counselors at Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta, Maine, and they agreed.
They began a simple treatment protocol: daily use of a chest binder (instructing her on proper use) and the immediate adoption of a new name and pronouns for all staff and students at the school. They did not inform Lavigne; this was a private mental health issue between Lavigne’s daughter and school officials.
Lavigne eventually found out and sued the school. The judge in the case acknowledged that it was reasonable for Lavigne to expect the school to keep him informed about the decision to “trans” his child, but found no legal basis to hold the school accountable. , dismissed the lawsuit.
Yesterday’s Lavigne appealed. During that time, she began homeschooling her daughter.
Lavigne’s case is not unique, and is a cautionary example of the limited legal recourse that parents have when schools or the government usurp parental authority.
Even if the school overstepped the line, where did Lavigne’s daughter get the idea that she was the wrong gender in the first place? It’s not hard to imagine the potential sources.
Let’s take a book on scholasticism. Any parent of young children will be familiar with the company’s colorful book orders that are sent home with their students every quarter.
The latest form comes with a “Read with Pride Resource Guide,” which focuses on “LGBTQIA+ children’s and young adult literature.” The guide includes “Llama Glamarama,” which depicts the main character’s “coming out” party, and “Llama Glamarama,” about a girl who discovers she is “non-binary” after being sent to live with her transgender aunt. Children’s books such as “The Beautiful Something Else” are featured.
Subscribers to Lookout, the American Parents Union’s new free text notification service, quickly learned about this latest ideological incursion into their children’s education.it’s a service First warning.
APC founder Allie Marais said Lookout is a “useful tool that helps parents stay up to date on the latest threats to parent engagement, state and local school policies, social media trends and more.”
Lookout is the latest tool created by APC to protect parents’ rights to monitor their children’s education and health.
Last month, Alain spoke to Marais about TikTok being toxic. This nonprofit guide advises parents how to combat the influence of TikTok, which arguably does more to amplify and spread gender ideology to children than any other platform. .
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance Possibility of ban It was recently signed into law by President Biden.
The company argues that as an “online publishing platform” established in the United States, it is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
When contacted by Align, Marais dismissed these claims and said, “TikTok is telling a blatant lie to the American people. It doesn’t erase the fact that the US is manipulating millions of Americans every day and is especially harmful to children. ”
